Record Details

NHER Number:33254
Type of record:Building
Name:Spa Lane Royal Observation Corps site

Summary

A Cold War Royal Observation Corps site is visible as structure on aerial photographs. The feature can be seen as an extant structure on recent (2020) aerial photographs and is also marked on a 1970s map of the area.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1868 2532
Map Sheet:TG12NE
Parish:AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Royal Observer Corps Post.
Marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 19 November 1997.

Opened March 1961, closed September 1991.
All surface features intact, interior not seen as hatch is safely locked.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), July 2000.

November 2021. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A previously recorded (see above) Cold War Royal Observation Corps site can be seen as structure on aerial photographs (S3-S4). The site is seen clearly on the 1970s aerial photographs and is still visible as an extant structure on the recent (2020) aerial photographs.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23 November 2021.

Monument Types

  • ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Cold War - 1945 AD to 1992 AD)
  • STRUCTURE (Cold War - 1945 AD to 1992 AD)
  • ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1961 AD to 1991 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1980. Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:10 000.
<S2>Article in Serial: Catford, N.. 1999. ROC Underground Posts in Norfolk.. NIAS Journal. Vol 6, No 4. pp 59ff.
<S3>Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/71088 V 126-127 21-APR-1971.
<S4>Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 07-AUG-2020 Accessed 25-NOV-2021.

Related records - none

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