NHER 18080 (Monument record) - ROC Underground Monitoring Post and Orlit Post
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
July 2000. Field Observation.
Royal Observer Corps post.
An unique brick tower, unlike any other Royal Observer Corps posts in Norfolk. This post, which unaccountably was known as Reepham, was constructed as late as September 1962 and closed in 1968. The internal fittings remain but are dismantled and stored inside. The Orlit on top of the tower retains instrument mounting and a two stage ladder. Presumably the older pattern was still in use in 1962 and it is uncertain why this one example was chosen for Norfolk.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) July 2000.
2001.
The Cold War MPP assessment identifies this as a site of national importance, and it is to be listed or scheduled.
See (S2) for details and report on CD ROM.
D. Gurney (NLA), 27 December 2001.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF99167 Designation: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1975-?. Norfolk Archaeological Unit Recommendation for Scheduling. Recommendation. NHER18080.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF47668 Article in Serial: Catford, N.. 1999. ROC Underground Posts in Norfolk.. NIAS Journal. Vol 6, No 4. pp 59ff.
- <S2> SNF50158 Monograph: Cocroft, W.. 2001. Cold War Monuments: An Assessment by the Monuments Protection Programme..
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Record last edited
Feb 28 2022 11:02AM