Record Details
| NHER Number: | 63044 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War fence or wall |
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Summary
A possible Second World War fence or wall is seen as a structure on aerial photographs. The structure most likely dates to the Second World War and is in close relation to a large hut and also to further fenced areas to the West (NHER 63043) and the North (NHER 63051). This feature may have been used for storage, defence, training or surrounding military emplacements. The feature most likely relates to High Ash military camp directly to the east (NHER 34704) and is removed by the 1950s along with the majority of the military camp features.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8055 9665 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL89NW |
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| Parish: | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible Second World War fence or wall is seen as a structure on aerial photographs (S1). The structure most likely dates to the Second World War and is in close relation to a large hut and also to further fenced areas to the West (NHER 63043) and the north ( NHER 63051). This feature may have been used for storage, defence, training or surrounding military emplacements. The feature most likely relates to High Ash military camp directly to the east (NHER 34704) and is removed by the 1950s (S2) along with the majority of the military camp features.
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 11 December 2018.
Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- FENCE? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY SITE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- STORAGE DEPOT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WALL? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/369 RP 3066-3067 08-JUN-1945 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F21 0171-0172 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print). |
Related records
| 63067 | Part of: Second World War military activity at Didlington Hall and High Ash training camp (Monument) |
| 63051 | Related to: Possible Second World War fenced area (Monument) |
| 63068 | Related to: Possible Second World War fenced structure (Monument) |
| 63043 | Related to: Possible Second World War rectangular fenced area (Monument) |