2015

TG2502 : RAF Stoke Holy Cross - transmitter block

taken 8 years ago, near to Upper Stoke, Norfolk, England

RAF Stoke Holy Cross - transmitter block
RAF Stoke Holy Cross - transmitter block
In December 2004 the earthen wall surrounding the building was lowered in height to stop children from jumping onto the roof and the entrance doorways were bricked up.

"Chain Home" was the codename for a ring of coastal radar stations built before and during WWII. The system is otherwise known as AMES Type 1. It was devised by Sir Robert Watson-Watt's Air Ministry research station near Bawdsey, Suffolk, and consists of radar fixed on top of a radio tower mast called a 'station' to provide long-range detection of aircraft. The Chain Home stations were arranged around the British coast, initially in the South and East but later the entire coastline, including the Shetland Islands. The system was dismantled after the war, but some of the tall steel radar towers were converted to new uses > Link. LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Defence, Military
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Radio Transmitter [30] · Surrounding the Building was Lowered in Height [5] Title Clusters: · RAF Stoke Holy Cross - transmitter block [3] ·
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TG2502, 159 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 November, 2015   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 8 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 2582 0276 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.5445N 1:19.8775E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TG 2584 0277
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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