Monument record IPS 737 - Series of 30 WWII air raid shelters, Northgate High School, Ipswich.

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Summary

Series of 30 WWII air raid shelters along the edge school playing field

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1799 4647 (354m by 367m)
Map sheet TM14NE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Series of 30 WWII air raid shelters along the edge school playing field, 17m by 5m. There appear to be two entrances, one at either end, on each of the structures. The structures were clearly visble on the 1947 RAF photography, but had been removed by 1948. Helen Saunders (Essex County Council), April 2014. (S1-S2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/2340/5115-5116, 1-Oct-47 (EHA).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/58/80/Part II/5271, 28-Jul-48, (EHA).

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 18 2018 9:47AM

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