NHER 66479 (Monument) - Site of military buildings associated with Downham Market airfield
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RYSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
A group of military buildings associated with Downham Market airfield (NHER 2455) are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The functions of the buildings at this location are unclear at present, although most were probably accommodation blocks. The majority of these structures are depicted on an Ordnance Survey Six-inch map published in 1952 (S1), but all were subsequently demolished. The area is now occupied by a woodland plantation, so it is possible the remains of these buildings still survive, particularly as modern mapping shows that the original access road and the main internal roads are still present.
See NHERs 63351, 65670, 66474-66478 and 66480-66483 for details of the other satellite sites associated with the World War Two airfield.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 November 2022.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53277 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1959. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. 1950's Revisions.. Norfolk LXIX.NW (Revised 1950, Published 1952).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2025 9:07AM