2016

TM2990 : WW2 bomb storage area

taken 7 years ago, near to Denton, Norfolk, England

WW2 bomb storage area
WW2 bomb storage area
Altogether eight hardstandings can be seen along this stretch of road where bombs were stored during WW2 when a large area in the vicinity of Earsham Hall was used as a bomb store by the United States Army Air Force, known as the Earsham Forward Ammunition Depot, Station 545. Bombs were stored in a number of woods and also beside several of the roads in the area, including Hall Road, Denton Road, Pheasants Walk, Five Acre Lane, Long Gate Lane and Hogg Lane. Earsham Hall was the headquarters and the camp was situated in the grounds. Bombs were brought there by railway > Link and then transported on lorries to airfields all over East Anglia.

Two storage areas are documented to have been located alongside Denton Road, one on a grass verge on the southern edge of Earsham Park and another area of similar size was situated a short distance further east near where Hogg Lane emerges on Denton Road. HE (high explosive) ammunition was stored beside the road near Whitehouse Farm and there was also a hardstanding for the storage of incendiaries. For more information go to > Link.

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Geographical Context: Defence, Military
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TM2990, 28 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 December, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 16 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 2912 9017 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:27.6825N 1:22.2740E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 2906 9017
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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