Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41450 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two beach defences |
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Summary
A number of fragments of concrete that may have formed part of the World War Two beach defences were recorded during the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey in 2005.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 75061 45026 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF74NE |
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| Parish: | TITCHWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 7), Context 621:
A scatter of concrete fragments was found on the beach in an area measuring 25m by 25m. They could have come from a nearby bombing range marker (NHER 26784) or from Second World War beach scaffolding (NHER 26713).
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 14 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Monument Types
- BEACH DEFENCE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <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 | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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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