Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Orford ... - English Heritage
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Orford ... - English Heritage
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Orford ... - English Heritage
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Antenna<br />
AREA/LOCATION: Lighthouse Road<br />
DATE: circa 1960<br />
STRUCTURE No. H50<br />
NGR: TQ not known<br />
ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Antenna<br />
CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE: Concrete<br />
LATEST FUNCTION: Demolished<br />
DIMENSIONS: Diameter<br />
25.37m (83ft 3ins)<br />
DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE:<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS: NMR 20457, OS65054, V, frame 029, 30 Apr 1960<br />
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FEATURES: adjacent to H1<br />
DESCRIPTION:<br />
To the south of H1 are the remains of a large circular feature 25.37m (83ft 3ins)in diameter to<br />
centre of outer ring. At its centre is a large sawn-off 0.42m (1ft 4ins) square post set into concrete.<br />
The outer concrete foundation is 1.07m (3ft 6ins)wide and set into it are fixing bolts for a timber<br />
superstructure, a number of fragments of which remain along with ceramic insulators, within the<br />
circle are five large straining blocks for anchoring the guy wires and a number of smaller concrete<br />
blocks. There are three more straining blocks between this feature and the Bomb Ballistics Building.<br />
To the northwest of the circle is a concrete slab 18.32m (60ft)x 6.1m (20ft)to its east is an<br />
electrical input box.<br />
It was probabaly erected during the late 1950s or early 1960s, it is not known if it was part of a<br />
research facility, to gather intelligence information, or for use in position fixing for trials work.<br />
ENGLISH HERITAGE<br />
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