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Black Beacon AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE No. G1 was 40 DATE: 1928 NGR: TM 44510 48811 ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Black Beacon CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE:Concrete and timber LATEST FUNCTION: Black Beacon DIMENSIONS: see below DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE: AWRE 1971 not shown; PSA 1973 40 Beacon (disused) PHOTOGRAPHS: AA99/08471-3; A000117-124, DP068424-7, Kinsey 1981, 97 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FEATURES: G2 DESCRIPTION: The Black Beacon is an octagonal tower set on a mass concrete base with buttresses at each corner standing to a height of 2.9m (9ft 6ins), each of its walls measures 2.7m (8ft 10ins). In its north elevation is a 4 light wooden casemate window with a tile sill protected by an iron grille, below the window is a hole through which protrude a bunch of cut-off co-axial cables. In the south elevation is an identical window. To the west is an abutting brick concrete entry porch. To the north a set of double wooden outward opening doors give access to the west side of the octagonal brick base. Internally are remains of electrical switch gear. The upper storeys of the Black Beacon are timber framed and covered by tarred weather boards and it has a felt roof, its eastern side is protected by a lightning conductor. Entry to the beacon is at first floor level by means of a modern flight of wooden and steel stairs. Its first floor is lit by wooden 4 light windows with central hinges in its northwest, southwest, southeast and northeast sides. On the second storey are hinged observation ports on all side. The tower continued into use with AWRE and adjacent to it was a telemetry mast whose concrete footings survive.. ENGLISH HERITAGE AWRE ORFORDNESS
Work Shop AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE No. G2 was 46 DATE: 1933 NGR: TM 44518 48832 ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Generator House, Work shop CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE: Brick LATEST FUNCTION: Display Room DIMENSIONS:Length 7.37m (24ft 2ins) Width 5.7m (18ft 9ins)Height DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE: AWRE 1971 46; PSA 1973 Workshop (disused) PHOTOGRAPHS: AA99/08474-5; 67 Kinsey 1981, 97 DESCRIPTION: The former Generator House and Workshop is a single storey red brick building laid to stretcher bond with gable ends to the east and west with wooden framed occular windows in each of the gable end walls. Internally there is a single wooden kingpost truss with raking struts and a steel rsj lifting beam, on the floor are the scars from the removal of plant. The roof is currently clad in modern galvanised, corrugated metal sheeting and the building is vented with terracotta vents at floor and eaves height. In the north elevation are two wooden 8 light windows with concrete sills and lintels, the west elevation is blank. Abutting the south elevation is a later red brick porch laid to <strong>English</strong> bond with a flat concrete roof, entry is through double wooden doors on the east side of the porch. On the south elevation is a large, probably inserted, metal framed 15 light window. To the east was a probably secondary outshot which has subsequently been demolished, its position marked by a scar on the south wall. The opening to the main building has been infilled in red brick and a 9 light metal framed window. Subsequent to the demolition of the outshot a concrete slab was laid at the southeast corner to support two barrels of 0.92m diameter (3ft). Immediately to the south of the building is a possible tank support width 1.69m (5ft 7ins )x length 0.32m (1 ft) height (1ft 1in)0.42m (1ft 4ins). 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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uildings, are covered by a shingle
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for solitary sheep and cattle graze
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Page 68 and 69: Sources Primary sources The Nationa
Page 70 and 71: Secondary sources Anon 1931 ‘Radi
Page 72 and 73: Building list This list was compile
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Page 122 and 123: Compound AREA/LOCATION: G Area STRU
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Page 132 and 133: Figure 48: AWRE headquarters area (
Page 134 and 135: Figure 50: Laboratory F5 (1:1000 at
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