NHER 31975 (Monument record) - Royal Observer Corps site

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Summary

A 1960 Royal Observer Corps bunker is visible on aerial photographs of this area. The bunker was used between 1960 and 1991 to observe plane movements and nuclear fallout in the event of war.

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Location

Map sheet TF74SE
Civil Parish BRANCASTER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Docking Lane. Location from West Norfolk Borough Council.
Royal Observer Corps post.
To be converted to furniture store.
E. Rose (NLA), 2 September 1996.

Opened January 1960, closed September 1991.
Surface features intact in two shades of green. No original interior fittings. See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), July 2000.

April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
(NGR corrected from TF 7729 4390).
A Modern (1960) Royal Observer Core bunker visible as a structure on 1969 Hunting Survey vertical images (S2).
M. Brennand (NMP), 16 April 2002.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Catford, N.. 1999. ROC Underground Posts in Norfolk.. NIAS Journal. Vol 6, No 4. pp 59ff.
  • <S2> Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1969. HSL UK 69949 0163 20-NOV-1969 (SMR TF 7743A).

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Record last edited

Jan 31 2011 12:53PM

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