Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40763 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Attlebridge Airfield Administrative Site and Pond Farm |
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Summary
The World War Two buildings at Pond Farm were originally the headquarters and administrative offices for Attlebridge Airfield, NHER 3063. Although Pond Farm retains the same floor plan as the World War Two building, little of the original structure survives.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 09686 14415 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01SE |
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| Parish: | HOCKERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2004. Attlebridge Airfield Survey.
Headquarters building/operations block for nearby Attlebridge Airfield (NHER 3063).
See (S1) for further details.
D. Gurney (NLA), August 2004.
December 2004. Building Survey.
Level 2 photographic and drawn survey of buildings at Pond Farm, in advance of development.
The survey revealed that part of the World War Two structure had been lost soon after the war and a modern (1994) extension added. Except for elements of the floor plan, little remains of the original building.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this survey are also noted in (S3).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.61).
S. Spooner (NLA) 8 March 2006.
Monument Types
- OFFICE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- OPERATIONS BLOCK (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Illustration: 1944. Drawing 4861/44. no 192. |
| --- | Photograph: KVP. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Gurney, D. et al.. 2004. Attlebridge Airfield Survey Record Form. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2005. Building Survey and Photographic Record of Pond Farm, Hockering, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1033. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 755. |
Related records
| 3063 | Part of: Attlebridge World War Two Airfield (Monument) |
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