NHER 58817 (Building record) - Bomber control tower

A Very Heavy Bomber air traffic Control Tower, built in 1945 and extended in the late 20th century. RAF West Raynham was officially opened in 1939 and was one of only five airfields in the country to be converted to accommodate Very Heavy bombers at the end of World War Two. This three-storey control tower was constructed on a rectangular plan, in accordance with the standard Ministry of Defence design, and includes a Visual Control Room (VCR) at the top of the tower. Surviving equipment in the interior includes a Pneumatic Lamsom tube plant (a vacuum pump and pipe system for delivering messages around the building), telephone exchange gear, the airfield lighting control desk, and the Controller's desk in the VCR.