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cylinder. Roughly in the centre of the room is a concrete machine plinth 3.10m (10ft) by 1.02m (3ft 4ins) with fixing bolts at one end and brick footings. Stencilled signs on the walls record ‘V1 PLANT EMERGENCY STOP’ and ‘V2 PLANT EMERGENCY STOP’. The northwestern, and slightly larger bay, was entered by a tall central double door in the north wall flanked by two 15-light metal framed windows. Inserted into one light of the west window is a large ducted extractor fan. Attached to the walls are various rectagular section metal cable ducts running to several switching and fuse boxes in the northwest corner. There is also a large junction box on the dividing wall to the north of the door. Red piping runs around the room from the five cylinder CO2 rack in the adjacent bay to several outlet points around the walls. On the south wall is a metal box with a plate reading ‘GOODMANS INDUS- TRIES LIMITED DC SUPPLY SET FOR VIBRATION GENERATOR TYPE 10B INPUT 400/440VOLTS 3 PHASE PT NO N0.7620-S WEMBLEY ENGLAND’. In the east and west walls, centrally placed at a height of 2.78m (9ft) (to top) are the cut off stumps of an I section lifting beam. The room was heated by two radiators. At its east and west end are two cable gullies in the floor. Pendant electric lights were used throughout. At the east end of the building is a round alarm button mounted externally.
Laboratory Store AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE No.F3 was 127 DATE: 1956 NGR: TQ 44037 48579 ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Laboratory Store LATEST FUNCTION: Laboratory Store CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE: Reinforced concrete DIMENSIONS: 10.92m (35ft 10ins) x 6.1m (20ft) Height: 3.92m (13ft) DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE: AWRE 1971 127; PSA 1973 127 Lab Store PHOTOGRAPHS: RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FEATURES: To rear of F3 DESCRIPTION: To the northwest of Laboratory 1 is the former Laboratory Store is a rectangular reinforced concrete building with an integral flat concrete asphalt covered roof. On the south west side was a large full height entrance which has subsequently been blocked with red brick wall laid to <strong>English</strong> bond with an off centre, single wooden door beneath a concrete lintel to the southeast. Above it is a centrally mounted external light. The former large opening is flanked by 6-light metal framed windows with wired opaque glass. Below each window is a single protruding L iron with mounting holes. On northwest side was originally a double door opening with the remains of an external light above the door. To its south a 9-light metal framed window with wired opaque glass. A further window to the south has subsequently been blocked with the same type of bricks as on the south face entrance, although these are laid to stretcher bond. The northeast side of the building was lit by two 15-light metal framed windows with opaque wired glass. The southeast side of the building is blank. Internally the building is split into three rooms. The original partition wall between the southwestern and central rooms was constructed of brick laid to <strong>English</strong> bond, into this has been inserted a single wooden door. The brick used around this insertion matches those used to block the large entrance and window. Remaining in the southern room are two pendant lights, a wall socket and two switches. The original north bay has been divided into two by the insertion of a single skin breeze block wall. The later central room contains two pendant lights, a GEC distribu- ENGLISH HERITAGE AWRE ORFORDNESS
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RESEARCH DEPARTMENT REPORT SERIES n
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Research Department Report Series 1
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Sources 64 Primary sources 64 Secon
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Introduction The Atomic Weapons Res
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Topography and land use Orford Ness
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Previous archaeological and histori
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The First World War In 1915, the Ar
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Figure 4: Photograph taken during t
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sorties were flown from RAF Martles
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Ballistics Building and was able to
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With the closure of the Ministry of
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Figure 11: Vibration Test Buildings
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Figure 12: WE177A freefall tactical
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Orford Ness formally passed from AW
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Figure 14: RAF Orford Ness in May 1
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Figure 16: The remains of the Model
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hostel. Adjacent to this is the sit
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Figure 21: First World War Magazine
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First phase AWRE buildings Air phot
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Figure 24: View of the area to the
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Figure 25: Laboratory 1 F3/123 show
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on its northeast side that gave acc
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To support the functions of this bu
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The centrifuge arm was 16ft (4.88m)
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Figure 32: The Control Room E4, sho
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Figure 34: Vibration Laboratory E2,
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