Record Details

NHER Number:36846
Type of record:Monument
Name:World War Two beach scaffolding

Summary

World War Two beach scaffolding is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 8951 4557
Map Sheet:TF84NE
Parish:HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1945 and 1946. RAF air photography.
Linear scaffold beach defence.
(Not visible on 1940 air photographs).
A. Miller (Suffolk County Council NMP).
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 February 2002.

See NHER 41571 for material found during the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey.
See (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 13 April 2005.

Monument Types

  • BEACH DEFENCE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • BEACH SCAFFOLDING (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Map: NMP Plot.
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1430 Frames 3034-40 (NMR).
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/374 Frames 4062-4 (NMR).
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. TF 8845/1 (NMR).
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1940. TF 91452 (NMR).
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

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