Record Details
| NHER Number: | 59042 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Ground Defence Operational Centre, Former RAF Coltishall (Building 32) |
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Summary
The Ground Defence Operational Centre is a brick-built structure constructed in 1940. It is located in the former decontamination centre.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2605 2325 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG22SE |
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| Parish: | SCOTTOW, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
The Ground Defence Operational Centre is a brick-built structure constructed in 1940. It is located in the former decontamination centre.
A. Cattermole (HES), 21 March 2013.
According to (S1) this building was for the use of unwounded airmen (as opposed to the annex of Building 33, NHER 59043, which was for the wounded). The building is a windowless single storey structure protected by substantial earthwork traverses.
See (S1) for further information.
A. Cattermole (HES), 18 September 2013.
Monument Types
- DECONTAMINATION BUILDING (World War Two to 21st Century - 1940 AD? to 2006 AD?)
- OPERATIONS BLOCK (World War Two to 21st Century - 1940 AD? to 2006 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Francis, P.. 2013. RAF Coltishall: A Historical Appraisal. Parts 10 and 11, Domestic Buildings, SHQ and Officers Mess Complex. pp 7-10. |
Related records
| 7697 | Part of: RAF Coltishall (Monument) |