2018

TM4449 : Orford Ness: view towards disused radar installation

taken 6 years ago, near to Orford, Suffolk, England

Orford Ness: view towards disused radar installation
Orford Ness: view towards disused radar installation
The black tower on the horizon was used for radio navigation experiments in the 1920s; nearby buildings were the location of Robert Watson-Watt's first experiments with radar in the 1930s, before the main research site shifted to nearby Bawdsey.

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TM4449, 93 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christopher Hilton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 24 September, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 444 490 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:5.1408N 1:34.0163E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 444 491
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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