Record Details
| NHER Number: | 35391 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Cold War Royal Observer Corps post |
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Summary
This is the site of a Royal Observer Corps post that opened in 1960. The post was destroyed by flooding in 1989.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6023 2274 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Royal observer corps site.
Set up October 1960, on the west bank of the River Ouse. Destroyed by flooding around 1989 when crew transferred to Middleton. No remains.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), July 2000.
Monument Types
- ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1960 AD to 1989 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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