NHER 35431 (Building record) - Royal Observer Corps site
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Summary
This Royal Observation Corps site was used to observe plane movements. The aircraft observation tower has one ground floor room and two above it (one with no roof). The underground observation room which would have been used in the event of a nuclear attack to measure fallout can no longer be seen.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOUGHTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | STOKE FERRY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Opened May 1961. Closed October 1968.
Underground post vanished. Aircraft observation tower, perhaps older, remains; one ground floor room, two above it (one with no roof) Ministry of Defence wooden hut has reappeared in a neighbouring garden. See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), July 2000.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF47670 Article in Serial: Catford, N. 1999. Royal Observer Corps Underground Posts in Norfolk. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol 6, No 4, pp 59-70. pp 59ff.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:24AM