Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Orford ... - English Heritage

Figure 14: RAF Orford Ness in May 1948 showing the grass flying field to the north and the
buildings of 'The Street' to the south. RAF 58/25 5047 16 May 1948 English Heritage NMR
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western end of The Street is the remains of the Model Bombing Range C12/103 that
was constructed by the Royal Aircraft establishment in about 1954 (Figure 16). This
comprises at its eastern end a detached Control Room 106 and to its west a concrete
plinth on which a 17-pounder gun was mounted to fire test models down the range.
This was covered by a curved corrugated metal sheet roof, which has been removed,
although its profile remains visible in its brick end walls. To its south is the derelict
Canteen C13/3, which dates from the First World War and is constructed from precast
concrete blocks with a pitched timber roof. During the 1950s it was partly refurbished
and extended with a brick extension covered by a flat-roofed and was used as a Canteen
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