Record Details
| NHER Number: | 53122 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Control Tower, Robertson Barracks |
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Summary
The control tower at Swanton Morley Airfield was constructed between 1939 and 1940, and is still in use today as part of the Robertson Barracks.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0038 1847 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NW |
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| Parish: | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 2005. Listed Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Control tower. 1939-40, to 1939 Watch Office with Meteorological Section design by Air Ministry's Directorate of Works. Brickwork walls, reinforced concrete floors and roof, with asphalt finish.
The building has a near-square plan on three floors with wide glazed balconies facing the flying field."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 12 November 2009. Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 21 January 2020.
2007-2011. Conservation management plan.
See (S2) in file.
S. Howard (HES), 26 October 2011.
Monument Types
- CONTROL TOWER (World War Two to 21st Century - 1939 AD to 2100 AD)
- WATCH OFFICE WITH METEOROLOGICAL SECTION (5845/39) (World War Two to 21st Century - 1939 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1391586. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: 2011. Conservation management plan for Control Tower, Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley Airfield.. |
Related records
| 2830 | Part of: Swanton Morley Airfield (Monument) |