Record Details
| NHER Number: | 35398 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | East Dereham Royal Observer Corps Post |
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Summary
This Royal Observer Corps post opened in December 1958, and was closed in October 1968. A report in 2001 suggested that it was externally complete, although the interior was burnt out and had no ladder. An Orlit B post remains nearby.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9991 0947 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90NE |
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| Parish: | WHINBURGH AND WESTFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Royal observer corps post.
Opened December 1958 closed October 1968. Externally complete, interior burnt out and no ladder. Orlit B 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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