Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15295 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two observation tower |
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Summary
A tall brick observation tower dating from World War Two. The beacon is probably linked to nearby World War Two bomb targets, see NHER 12833. For a second tower, see NHER 50443.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 673 219 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SE |
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| Parish: | GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Northeast Warren Farm.
18 September 1979. Visited by E. Rose (NAU)
Very tall brick structure; four square brick columns connected at top with concrete lintels and lower down by iron rods.
Probably a wartime beacon connected with bomb targets to northeast (NHER 12833).
One of two quadrant towers (NHER 15295 and NHER 50443). It is thought that both towers had a wooden superstructure attached by bolts to the concrete ring beam sitting on top of the piers. Both towers show some concrete foundations at the base indicating where a ladder was mounted for access.
See (S1).
D. Gurney (HES), 22 November 2011.
This tower was previously mapped at [1] but the mapping has been amended to correspond with the Ordnance Survey map.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 May 2014.
Monument Types
- BEACON (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Website: Airfield Information Exchange. 2011. [unknown]. |
Related records - none
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