TM4448 : Laboratory 1

near to Orford, Suffolk, Great Britain

Laboratory 1
Laboratory 1
Completed in 1956 and used for testing atomic bombs. No nuclear material was present during the mechanical, vibration drop tests but the high explosive detonator was, hence the shingle to dissipate some of the energy of an explosion if a bomb did go off.
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TM4448, 72 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Hugh Venables   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Saturday, 30 May, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 31 May, 2009
Category
Military installation (disused)   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 440 485 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:4.9034N 1:33.6557E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TM 441 485
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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