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Sources Primary sources The National Archives, Kew AB16/2228 Search for non-nuclear weapons test site and acquisition of Orford Ness AB16/2975 Orford Ness Phase III experimental test facilities 1959-1966 AB16/2976 Orford Ness Phase III AB44/75 Complaint with regard to sale of the freehold interest of land at Orford Ness to the nature conservancy and of the future use of the AWRE Orford Ness on transfer to MoD 1971 AIR1/453/15/312/26 Vol.6 Aerodrome Board: Quarterly survey of airship experimental and miscellaneous stations of the RAF (UK) 1918 AIR2/13683 Tactical atomic bombs OR 1127 AIR 2/13689 Fuzing systems for atomic bombs AIR2/18780 RAF Orford Ness organisation AVIA 6/14752 Spratt J H 1952 The radar installation for bomb ballistic trials at Orford Ness research station RAE Farnborough AVIA 6/23833 Porter L A 1958 The Orford Ness model ballistics firing range Ministry of Supply AVIA65/1258 Atomic Weapons Research Establishment: minutes on vibration test rig 1955-57 National Monuments Record, Swindon, air photographs RAF/BR289 (VB) 5 7 Jan 1942 – early Second World War RAF 58/877 (F14) 5163 21 May 52 - radar station RAF 58/1672 (F21) 0167 3 Mar 55 - Orford Beach pre-AWRE RAF 58/1674 (F21) 0122 4 Mar 55 - radar station RAF 58/1674 (F22) 0121 4 Mar 55 - model ballistic firing range RAF 58/2519 (F21) 0001 18 Jul 58 © ENGLISH HERITAGE 64 10 - 2009
RAF/58/6492 (F41) 0079 27 Aug 64 OS/65054 20457 V-029 20457 30 Apr 65 National Trust Drawing 53/28 Orford Ness Bombing Experimental Establishment 1928 AWRE Project SAX/E52 Laboratory No.1 General Arrangement C W Glover and Partners Record Drawing as on 25 6 56 AWRE Project SAX/E52 Laboratory No.1 area Record drawing as on 25 6 56 AWRE SW/X/135ORF136ORF/ Orford Ness buildings 135 and 136 as at handover 135 22-1-62 136 20-6-62 AWRE SB/AL/ORF/147 Orfordness Site Plan 1.5000 last revised April 1971 Penney W G letter 23 March 1955 source Aldermaston file 0239 1a UKAEA Preliminary scheme No.6 Vibration Test Buildings Nos 135, 136, 137, 138 7 4 60 UKAEA SW/S7823/SITE/AL/1 Orford Ness burning ground site layout no date UKAEA SW/S7833/166/AB/1 Orford Ness building 166 work drawing for elec sub station 4 6 60 UKAEA SW/S7842/139 Control Room Orford Ness Control Building No 139 Plans, sections and elevations 1 12 61 UKAEA SW/S7841/135/AB/9 Orford Ness Vibration Test Buildings Nos 135 & 136 Elevations and sections 7 3 62 UKAEA SW/S7851/Lab2/AD18339 Lab No.2 Centrifuge Details of plant room extension 24 9 63 UKAEA Lab 2 Orford Ness General Arrangement of Centrifuge Installation in Lab 2 Conference papers Allen J E 2005 ‘History of Farnborough and nuclear weapons’ British Rocketry Oral History Programme, Charterhouse conference © ENGLISH HERITAGE 65 10 - 2009
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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
Page 18 and 19: Figure 4: Photograph taken during t
Page 20 and 21: sorties were flown from RAF Martles
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Page 24 and 25: With the closure of the Ministry of
Page 26 and 27: Figure 11: Vibration Test Buildings
Page 28 and 29: Figure 12: WE177A freefall tactical
Page 30 and 31: Orford Ness formally passed from AW
Page 32 and 33: Figure 14: RAF Orford Ness in May 1
Page 34 and 35: Figure 16: The remains of the Model
Page 36 and 37: hostel. Adjacent to this is the sit
Page 38 and 39: Figure 21: First World War Magazine
Page 40 and 41: First phase AWRE buildings Air phot
Page 42 and 43: Figure 24: View of the area to the
Page 44 and 45: Figure 25: Laboratory 1 F3/123 show
Page 46 and 47: on its northeast side that gave acc
Page 48 and 49: To support the functions of this bu
Page 50 and 51: The centrifuge arm was 16ft (4.88m)
Page 52 and 53: Figure 32: The Control Room E4, sho
Page 54 and 55: Figure 34: Vibration Laboratory E2,
Page 56 and 57: was supported on concrete piers. Th
Page 58 and 59: Figure 38: The Impact Facility F5,
Page 60 and 61: uildings, are covered by a shingle
Page 62 and 63: for solitary sheep and cattle graze
Page 64 and 65: Figure 42: AWRE in July 1958, by th
Page 66 and 67: programme, the development of the W
Page 70 and 71: Secondary sources Anon 1931 ‘Radi
Page 72 and 73: Building list This list was compile
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Page 78 and 79: Magazine AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE N
Page 80 and 81: Fuze Magazine AREA/LOCATION: STRUCT
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Page 84 and 85: a cruciform framework to support th
Page 86 and 87: Vibration Test Building AREA/LOCATI
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Page 90 and 91: At the south end of the main plant
Page 92 and 93: At the east end there is a slightly
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Page 96 and 97: Electrical Sub Station 2 AREA/LOCAT
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Page 100 and 101: Laboratory 3 AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTU
Page 102 and 103: ing the shingle traverse and protec
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Page 106 and 107: cylinder. Roughly in the centre of
Page 108 and 109: tion board/fuse box, and a single s
Page 110 and 111: Impact Facility AREA/LOCATION: STRU
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Page 114 and 115: Black Beacon AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTU
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Small Vibration Laboratory AREA/LOC
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Office Annexe AREA/LOCATION: STRUCT
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Compound AREA/LOCATION: G Area STRU
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Electronics Workshop AREA/LOCATION:
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Plinth G AREA/LOCATION: Lighthouse
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Figure 44: Reference plan (1:10000
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Figure 46: West end of The Street (
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Figure 48: AWRE headquarters area (
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Figure 50: Laboratory F5 (1:1000 at
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Figure 52: Pagodas and Control Room
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