What was this site located near RAF Coltishall ?

01 Jan 2011 22:59 #1 by jason
I've past this site many times over the years, but only today did i stop and investigate further. Located on the B1150 North Walsham Road, this site is literally a stones throw from RAF Coltishall, but what was it and does it have any connection to the Airfield. Before i looked i thought it may be a clutch of farm buildings but once there it became clear there is more to the place.
Here's a Google link to give you locates of the site.

maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl...36,0.008234&t=h&z=18
Overview of part of the start of the site

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On the left is this, Picket Post?

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Opposite is the first of two Pillboxes

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Further on is this with mounts for some kind of machinery

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Then is this building with some kind of 'compound ' next door

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Then another pillbox

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Then this

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These dotted the site

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02 Jan 2011 09:40 #2 by REF
Is it an Anti Aircraft Site??

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02 Jan 2011 10:37 #3 by Ossington_2008
Replied by Ossington_2008 on topic What was this site located near RAF Coltishall ?
Don't think it is. I have just checked the post-war coverage on the Old Maps website, there is no evidence of the "lollypop" layout of a standard AA site. Interesting. Wish I knew about it when I was posted to Colt.

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02 Jan 2011 11:07 #4 by Resmoroh
Two of the pillboxes are on DOBDA. Might be the "head shed" and fuel tanks/generators for the Decoy Sites?
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02 Jan 2011 13:51 #5 by Resmoroh
Further to my last. I have just realised (DB that I am!) that the western-most Pillbox at that site is noted on DOBDA as being "from the Site Plan". Therefore (3 Dots) there appears to have been - at one time - a Site Plan. And DOBDA must have had sight of it. If it still exists then it would appear to answer the original question. I did Field Survey Reports for DOBDA when it was gathering data, but how you can now access all that data I don't know. Got to be in there somewhere - just a question of digging it out.
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02 Jan 2011 14:29 #6 by Chris Lowe
Replied by Chris Lowe on topic What was this site located near RAF Coltishall ?
Resmoroh here's the DOB site records for those 3 pillboxes maybe you can find the plan and photo's from there.

ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/ai_full_r.cfm?refno=5484
ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/ai_full_r.cfm?refno=5485

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12 Jan 2011 15:14 #7 by Resmoroh
It has just come to light that TAG may well be using Coltishall airfield as a fly-in scrappage site. In the announcement (Key Publishing - Historic Aviation) it was stated that the Min of Justice "own" the whole site - but are only using part of the (mainly) domestic accommodation site for HM Prison Bure. If they do, indeed, own the whole site then they might have the site plan showing those buildings and the two pill-boxes! Coltishall to rise Phoenix-like from the flames??
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12 Jan 2011 15:18 #8 by P Bellamy
Replied by P Bellamy on topic What was this site located near RAF Coltishall ?
Could it be the W/T Transmitting Station?

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13 Jan 2011 08:57 #9 by PETERTHEEATER
Replied by PETERTHEEATER on topic What was this site located near RAF Coltishall ?
The site is visible in a 1946 aerial vertical (RAF Survey) and can be seen on the Norfolk-E-Explorer site:

www.historic-maps.norfolk.gov.uk/Emap/EMapExplorer.asp?PID=0

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27 Jan 2011 17:13 #10 by Resmoroh
Are we any nearer working out what this was for?
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