Home Front Legacy 1914-18
Claire Corkill, Chris Kolonko, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5284/1059297. How to cite using this DOI
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Full Record - Mousehold Heath practice trenches (PRN: 223)
| PRN | 223 | ||||
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| Site or location name | Mousehold Heath practice trenches | ||||
| Summary | |||||
| Description | A small section of possible practice trench. Running South South-East from grid reference TG2451910539 to TG2451910539 (approximate). Currently under tree cover and to the South of Post-Medieval quarrying. The earthworks consist of a small section of fire trench with two small lengths of curving communications trench at each end of the firing trench. This section of trench is approximately 20m meters in length and survives as a shallow earthwork up to around 20cm in depth. The firing bays of the fire trench feature what appear to be semi-circular traverses, a feature that was common earlier in the war. The firing bays are approximately 1.5m in length and 60cm wide, suggesting a half-scale practice trench. Half-scale trench systems were used for training purposes rather than defence, with similar examples surviving at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire and Redmires Reservoir, South Yorkshire. These trenches could relate to the Second World War defence of the former RAF airfield (RAF Mousehold Heath) which is situated to the East. Further investigation on the ground and a thorough earthwork survey would confirm their presence and date. | ||||
| Monument Type | TRENCH;TRAINING AREA;TRENCH | ||||
| Desgination | None | ||||
| Material | EARTH | ||||
| Location | |||||
| Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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| Site Location | Located on Mousehold Heath to the North of Gurney Road and East of Mousehold Lane | ||||
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| Map Reference | NGR: TG2428410596 (624284, 310596) | ||||
| Condition/Threat | |||||
| Condition (Date) | Good (16-08-2015) | ||||
| Threat | Overgrown vegetation | ||||
| Signif | Low | ||||
| Administration | |||||
| Recorded By (Date) | Chris Kolonko - Home Front Legacy (05-08-2013) | ||||
| Copiled On | 16-08-2015 | ||||
| Last Updated | 16-08-2015 | ||||
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Documentation
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Mousehold Heath shallow practice trench to the left of the footpath (Mousehold Heath, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk). Photograph taken facing west. (File name: 223_352.jpg) |
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Possible communication trench joining the back of a fire trench traverse, taken facing north. (Mousehold Heath, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk). (File name: 223_353.jpg) |
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View of communication trench, facing north (Mousehold Heath, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk). (File name: 223_354.jpg) |
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View of possible fire trench traverse, facing west (Mousehold Heath, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk). (File name: 223_355.jpg) |
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