RRH Neatishead... R12, R3 . July 16

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RRH Neatishead is a Royal Air Force Remote Radar Head in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia established during the Second World War. It consists of the main technical site, and a number of remote, and sometimes unmanned sites.
The station motto is Caelum Tuemur, meaning "We Watch over the Sky". The station crest depicts the lowered head of a horned bull; and relates to the origins of the word "Neatishead", deriving from old Anglo Saxon language "Nethes Herda", meaning the "abode of the keeper of cattle". It is a co-incidence that Neatishead is near the village of Horning.[citation needed]
The primary function of Neatishead was as a "Control and Reporting Centre" (CRC) for the south of the United Kingdom; it forms a part of the UK's air defences - namely the UK "Air Surveillance And Control System" (ASACS), and is part of the larger NATO air defence. It uses radar, ground-to-air radio and digitally encrypted data links.
Equipment previously located in the base included: Type 7 Radar, FPS 6 height finding radar, Type 80 "Green Garlic" radar, Type 84 radar, Type 85 "Blue Yeoman" radar and a R15 Radar.
On 16 February 1966 a fire broke out in the bunker, station fire teams were unsuccessful in putting the fire out and so civilian fire crews were called. 3 civilian firefighters lost their lives. Later that year LAC Cheeseman was sentenced to 7 years for starting the fire and causing the deaths.[2]
RRH Neatishead controls the remote site of RAF Trimingham with its Lockheed TPS 77 Radar.
Neatishead is adjacent to the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum.
In April 2004 the decision was taken to substantially reduce activities at Neatishead, and by 2006, the base had been downgraded to Remote Radar Head (RRH) status, but the museum remains open. The gate guardian, a Phantom previously based at RAF Wattisham, was cut up for scrap in 2005 despite interest from the Radar Museum. Courtesy of google

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Thanks Smiler, the R12 was pretty much pitch black, and I try to use natural light where possible. My Maglite does help mind!
 
Hey Shuckie, great post but i'm a little bit confused (doesn't take much these days !!) is this part of the museum or is this just abandoned. The control room looks mint but it hasn't got that museum feel to it !! Sorry if i'm being a bit of a numpty !!
 
Hiya Fluffster. No this was a guided tour around the R12 Bunker, so yes the control room is mint! Not normally open to the public!
 
Interesting report that thanks! That looks like a rather nice little control room:)Great final shot!
 

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