Record Details

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

Summary

A World War Two Royal Observation Corps site is marked on a 1970s map of this 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.

Monument Types

  • ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (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.

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