Record Details
NHER Number: | 12269 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | World War Two bomb craters |
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Summary
A number of indentations in Waterloo Plantation are craters left by bombs dropped by a German aircraft in World War Two. The aircraft was trying to bomb Stratton Strawless Hall (NHER 8016), used at the time as a radar headquarters.
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Location
Grid Reference: | TG 217 193 |
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Map Sheet: | TG21NW |
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Parish: | HAINFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
In Waterloo Plantation are a number of depressions, which are craters left by a stick of bombs dropped by German aircraft attempting to hit the radar headquarters at Stratton Strawless Hall.
Information from occupants of Lodge (NHER 12268) given to E. Rose (NAU), 3 March 1977.
Monument Types
- BOMB CRATER (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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