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Remains of an anti tank ditch at edge of cliff blocking entrance from beach (at TG 12754357) - rest of course of ditch plotted from 1950 map.
(Source: Field Visit 1994/03)
Anti-tank ditch. Shown on map of post-war coastal defence survey.
(Source: Document 1950)
Anti-tank ditch is visible on aerial photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1941/08/28)
Impressive line of anti-tank ditch, never back-filled. It lies within Sheringham Park (National Trust land).
(Source: Field Visit 2002/08/20)
Type of site | ANTI TANK DITCH |
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Location | Upper Sheringham. |
Area |
Sheringham, Norfolk, England |
Grid reference |
TG 12856 43582
TG 12768 43589 TG 12951 43595 |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Earthwork |
Recorder | Kent, Peter (Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey) |
Defence grouping |
Norfolk coast defences - Coastal crust defences |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0001011 |
Reference |
1950 Survey of Coastal Defence Works (1947-1950) 1941/08/28 TG1243/4 (fr 19) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, In 1994/03 |