NHER 35393 (Monument record) - Site of Cold War Royal Observer Corps post
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HELLESDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Royal Observer Corps post.
Opened December 1959, closed September 1991. Demolished 1992 but underground room may remain sealed. Telegraph poles nearby.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) July 2000.
May 2015. Walkover Survey.
Detailed walkover survey of Royal Norwich Golf Club undertaken ahead of its proposed redevelopment.
No trace of the ROC post was observed at its recorded location, which has been heavily affected by a golf course green, a bunker and a series of terraced platforms for a tee. A shelter marked a short distance to the east on the modern Ordnance Survey mapping is presumed to have been a small building relating to the golf course.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 January 2021.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF47670 Article in Serial: Catford, N. 1999. Royal Observer Corps Underground Posts in Norfolk. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol 6, No 4, pp 59-70. pp 59ff.
- <S2> SNF100954 Unpublished Contractor Report: Craven, J. A. 2015. Royal Norwich Golf Club, Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk. Archaeological Site Survey and Historic Building Record. Suffolk Archaeology. 2015/025.
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Record last edited
Sep 3 2025 2:57PM