Record Details
| NHER Number: | 62112 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of modern, perhaps Second World War huts in Thetford Forest |
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Summary
Huts, of modern, perhaps Second World War date, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944–1945. They were arranged along two trackways in the Little Ouse valley, within Thetford Forest. They may have been used by the military, or could have been used by forestry workers; if the latter, they could pre-date the Second World War. Several had already been removed by April 1945 (and perhaps by May 1944), and the remainder were removed before February 1946. Some of the earthworks left by the removal of the huts are still visible on imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015. There are signs of contemporary activity in the surrounding area, recorded as part of NHER 62111.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8240 8753 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL88NW |
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| Parish: | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
August 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Huts, of modern, perhaps Second World War date, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944–1945 (S1)-(S5). They were arranged along two trackways in the Little Ouse valley, within Thetford Forest, to either side and to the north of a footbridge across the river at Santon. The huts may have been used by the military, or could have been used by forestry workers; if the latter, they could pre-date the Second World War. Several had already been removed by April 1945 (and perhaps by May 1944), and the remainder were removed before February 1946. Some of the earthworks left by the removal of the huts are still visible on imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S6). There are signs of contemporary activity in the surrounding area, recorded as part of NHER 62111.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3 August 2017.
Monument Types
- ACCOMMODATION HUT? (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- HUT (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- HUT PLATFORM (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- ACCOMMODATION HUT? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- HUT (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- HUT PLATFORM (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- MILITARY BUILDING? (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. US/7GR/LOC348 RP 3198, 3240-3241 27-MAY-1944 (HEA Laser Copy). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FP 1128-1129, 1155 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FS 2155 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S4> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/369 RP 3076 08-JUN-1945 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S5> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/369 RS 4002-4003 08-JUN-1945 (HEA Original Print). |
| <S6> | LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial). |
Related records
| 62111 | Related to: Fragmentary, probably multi-period earthworks (Monument) |