TG2724 : Cemetery chapel

near to RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, Great Britain

Cemetery chapel
Cemetery chapel
In war graves plot. On the edge of ex-RAF Coltishall (the last surviving operational RAF airbase from WWII, closed in 2006), surrounded by fields still accommodating the now redundant landing aids, ground was set aside by the Scottow Parish Council for burials from the station in 1939. Closed again in 1943 due to a shortage of space, nearly 60 casualties of various nationalities are commemorated on the site. After the war a Cross of Sacrifice was erected in the eastern section of the plot. A tiny, brick-built cemetery chapel stands not far distant from the entrance. A red light to alert aircraft to its existence is still affixed to its roof.
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TG2724, 15 images   (find more images nearby)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 April, 2008
Submitted
Sunday, 6 April, 2008
Category
Chapel   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 275 240 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:45.9533N 1:22.3137E
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 275 240
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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