Record Details

NHER Number:59042
Type of record:Building
Name:Ground Defence Operational Centre, Former RAF Coltishall (Building 32)

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
Map Sheet:TG22SE
Parish:SCOTTOW, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Unpublished Document: Francis, P.. 2013.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.

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7697Part of: RAF Coltishall (Monument)
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