Record Details

NHER Number:35392
Type of record:Building
Name:Cold War Royal Observers Corps site

Summary

This Cold War Royal Observers Corps site was used between December 1958 and October 1968. The surface features are intact but the interior has been stripped. There is a derelict Orlit B, a concrete structure, standing nearby.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 0045 2730
Map Sheet:TG02NW
Parish:GUIST, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Royal Observer Corps post.
December 1958 to October 1968. Surface features intact but damaged, ventilation system in ruins. Interior stripped. Derelict Orlit B standing nearby.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), July 2000.

Monument Types

  • ORLIT POST (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1958 AD to 1968 AD)
  • ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1958 AD to 1968 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>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.

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