NHER 25992 (Monument record) - Cold War Royal Observer Corps site
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KETTLESTONE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 1991. Visit.
Prefabricated concrete Royal Observer Corps Post and shelter, with underground bunker with air shafts/access shaft etc. Loacated 113m south of Fakenham to Norwich road in east boundary hedge of field subject to possible gravel extraction threat.
D. Edwards (NLA), 5 February 1991
Underground bunkers date from after 1953.
Known as Fakenham post, built December 1958, closed October 1968. Externally complete, interior stripped, at some date clad in polystyrene tile. Orlit A to south good condition with sliding door and instrument mounting.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), July 2000.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF48280 Article in Serial: Catford, N.. 1999. ROC Underground Posts in Norfolk.. NIAS Journal. Vol 6, No 4. pp 59ff.
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Record last edited
Feb 24 2011 9:30AM