NHER 36534 (Monument record) - Cold War antenna tower

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Summary

An antenna tower dating from the 1950s, during the Cold War. The tower has been identified by English Heritage as a monument of national importance.

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Map sheet TF80NW
Civil Parish NORTH PICKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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2001.
Cold War MPP assessment identifies this as a site of national importance, and to be listed or scheduled.
See file for details, and report on CD ROM.
D. Gurney (NLA), 27 December 2001.

Constructed in 1950s as part of Operation Backbone - a line-of-sight microwave transmission system to provide back-up for the main telephone network in the event of nuclear attack. Originally fitted with a number of horn antennae.
K. Hamilton (HES), 4 March 2014

  • --- Publication: English Heritage. 2001. Cold War Monuments: an Assessment by MPP.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.

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Record last edited

Jun 3 2014 12:55PM

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