Surveillance and Communication
Radar and Direction Finding Sites
Early Warning Radar
RAF Neatishead, Norfolk
Full name of site:
RAF Neatishead, Norfolk
Location:
Birds Ln, Norwich NR12 8YB, Storbritannien
Operational period:
1940
to
2006
Primary user:
RAF
Description:
RAF Neatishead was established as a radar station in 1940 and by the time of its closure in 2006 was one of the longest continously occupied radar stations in England.
During this time it was upgraded on a number of occasions. In the early 1960s as part of the Linesman programme a Type 84 high power medium to long range surveillance and control radar was constructed. With an increased range of detection and peak power output of 4 megawatts (drawn from on-site generators big enough to provide electricity for a small town) the Type 84 was able to burn through the latest Soviet jamming technology.
The Type 84 radar remained in use until 1993. It is a scheduled monument.
Ownership:
Private
Valuation of authenticity and integrity:
The site comprises multiple structures in varying condition. The 1970s control room survives intact and the Type 84 is believed to be the last large Cold War era radar surviving in Europe.
Status and access:
Part of the site is accessible through a public museum