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Impact Facility AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE No. F5 was 171 DATE: Late 1963 or early 1964 NGR: TM 44227 48670 ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Impact Facility LATEST FUNCTION: Impact Facility CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE: Reinforced concrete DIMENSIONS: 15.27m (50ft)x 3.67m (12ft) Concrete base maximum height 3.05m (10ft) DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE: AWRE 1971 171; PSA 1973 impact facility (disused) PHOTOGRAPHS: NMR 20457, RAF/58/6492 (F41) frames 079-083 27 Aug 64; OS65054, V, frame 108 30 Apr 65; AA99/08519 and AA99/08520; DP068429-37, Kinsey 1981, 107 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FEATURES: F4 (124) DESCRIPTION: The remains of the Impact Facility comprise a reinforced concrete wall oriented southeast to northwest with a battered rear (southwest)this side also has an extended tank at its base now infilled with shingle. On the top of this wall are the remains of the steel and timber superstructure which housed cameras to record the impact of the rocket sledge at the base of the wall, these remains project about 1.7m above the concrete base. On the rear wall there are also the remains of steel mountings that are also probably associated with the superstructure. At the southeast end of the wall are the remains of electrical fittings and a small well formed square section bronze fitting of unknown function below. Adjacent to it are the remains of a telegraph pole with electrical fittings. On the northeast face of the wall are a number of spalled areas that represent where the bombs impacted on the wall. To the northeast a large expanse of largely featureless cast concrete slab extends away from the wall. On this slab are two electrical switch boxes and a number of metal grid covers that gave access to the cable ducts. Around the boundary of the slab are a number of fixing point for guy wires, probably to secure the track for the rocket sleds. This facility was specifically constructed to assist in the developement of the nuclear WE177 ‘lay down’ series of bombs. ENGLISH HERITAGE AWRE ORFORDNESS
Plinth F AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE No. F6 was 113 DATE: 1956 NGR: TM 43656 24831 ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Electrical Transformer CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE: Reinforced Concrete LATEST FUNCTION: Electrical Transformer DIMENSIONS: 7.34m (24ft)x 4.63m (15ft) Height: 2.84m (9ft 4ins) DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE: AWRE 1971 113; PSA 1973 Plinth F 250 kva 11kv/415v PHOTOGRAPHS: AA99/080, DP068445 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FEATURES: Identical to F7 112, adjacent to F1 DESCRIPTION: This structure is a simple rectangular reinforced concrete blockhouse open to the north and protected to the east, south and west by a shingle traverse supported by wing walls to the east and west. Internally are three concrete mounting plinths, on the east wall 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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was supported on concrete piers. Th
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Figure 38: The Impact Facility F5,
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Page 68 and 69: Sources Primary sources The Nationa
Page 70 and 71: Secondary sources Anon 1931 ‘Radi
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Page 114 and 115: Black Beacon AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTU
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Page 122 and 123: Compound AREA/LOCATION: G Area STRU
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Page 126 and 127: Plinth G AREA/LOCATION: Lighthouse
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