WWII Gun Emplacement, Military Training Camp, Weybourne.
Positioned to the left of a World War Two Observation Post is a large bunker, this was used to house a wheeled artillery piece, either a 2-pounder Anti-Tank Gun or a 3-inch Field Gun, there is no evidence of any mounting for 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun. Constructed from brickwork shuttering and poured concrete, the bunker has 19ft 9in long sides, the right side has an ''oriel window'' shape to it, this houses an enclosed chamber, but has no loopholes. The front face has a 19ft width, the emplacement has a wall thickness of 20in, with a reinforced concrete roof. There is a large embrasure with splayed sides, and a large overhead protection. There is a wide entrance at the rear, in front of it, there is a low area with a low bung wall, this would allow access for a wheeled field gun, the condition of the gun emplacement has started to deteriorate with the some of the brickwork coming away and some foliage growth. This was part of the Weybourne Military Camp, which is now the site of the Muckleburgh Military Collection.
The site of the World War Two and post war Weybourne Anti-Aircraft Training Camp located alongside the cliffs at Weybourne to the north west of the village. The camp originally started out as a temporary summer camp for the Anti-Aircraft Division of the Territorial Army in 1935. At first the majority of the camp consisted of wooden and tented structures, although in 1937 it was decided to make the camp permanent and more fixed structures and defences were erected. The camp closed in 1959. During World War Two the camp was surrounded by a perimeter Anti-Tank Ditch and defended by a system of Gun Emplacements and Barbed Wire obstructions. The interior of the camp consisted of groups of Nissen huts and barracks and other military buildings. The cliff top to the north was covered by a line of Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns and Batteries, Slit Trenches and Pillboxes.
RAF Weybourne was a World War Two Anti-Aircraft Establishment, ''X'' Flt, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit were based at the station between 16th May and 14th September 1939, with ''T'' Flt, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit there between 25th February and 29th April 1942. No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit were based there between 7th December 1942 and 30th November 1943. Associated with the Anti-Aircraft Gunnery, the station operated the De Havilland DH-82B Queen Bee target drone aircraft, a radio-controlled target tug version of the Tiger Moth II.
Although the published closure date known for this airfield relates to the World War Two airfield, the Army maintained an Anti-Aircraft Training Camp across from RAF Weybourne using Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Guns linked to AA4 Mk.7 Gun-Laying Radar. When that closed in 1958 the radars were transferred to the RAF. A very small permanent detachment was maintained there using the obsolete radar into the 1980's for cross-tell training, decoy work and to extend low level coverage. In the late 1980's, after the obsolete radars were removed, trials were carried out to confirm the site's suitability for deployment of the new mobile radars that were coming into service.
A Marconi Type 91 ''Martello'' radar was moved from RAF Trimingham to Weybourne in September 1996, operated by 432 Signals Unit acting as a Ready Platform (along with RAF Hopton and RAF Trimingham) for the IUKADGE Series II (United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment) Radar System controlled from the R3 Underground Control Centre at RAF Neatishead. In October 1997 the Type 91 at RAF Weybourne was de-built, replaced when the Type 93 at RAF Trimingham became operational.
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Weybourne
www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF11335-Weybo...
WWII Gun Emplacement, Military Training Camp, Weybourne.
Positioned to the left of a World War Two Observation Post is a large bunker, this was used to house a wheeled artillery piece, either a 2-pounder Anti-Tank Gun or a 3-inch Field Gun, there is no evidence of any mounting for 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun. Constructed from brickwork shuttering and poured concrete, the bunker has 19ft 9in long sides, the right side has an ''oriel window'' shape to it, this houses an enclosed chamber, but has no loopholes. The front face has a 19ft width, the emplacement has a wall thickness of 20in, with a reinforced concrete roof. There is a large embrasure with splayed sides, and a large overhead protection. There is a wide entrance at the rear, in front of it, there is a low area with a low bung wall, this would allow access for a wheeled field gun, the condition of the gun emplacement has started to deteriorate with the some of the brickwork coming away and some foliage growth. This was part of the Weybourne Military Camp, which is now the site of the Muckleburgh Military Collection.
The site of the World War Two and post war Weybourne Anti-Aircraft Training Camp located alongside the cliffs at Weybourne to the north west of the village. The camp originally started out as a temporary summer camp for the Anti-Aircraft Division of the Territorial Army in 1935. At first the majority of the camp consisted of wooden and tented structures, although in 1937 it was decided to make the camp permanent and more fixed structures and defences were erected. The camp closed in 1959. During World War Two the camp was surrounded by a perimeter Anti-Tank Ditch and defended by a system of Gun Emplacements and Barbed Wire obstructions. The interior of the camp consisted of groups of Nissen huts and barracks and other military buildings. The cliff top to the north was covered by a line of Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns and Batteries, Slit Trenches and Pillboxes.
RAF Weybourne was a World War Two Anti-Aircraft Establishment, ''X'' Flt, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit were based at the station between 16th May and 14th September 1939, with ''T'' Flt, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit there between 25th February and 29th April 1942. No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit were based there between 7th December 1942 and 30th November 1943. Associated with the Anti-Aircraft Gunnery, the station operated the De Havilland DH-82B Queen Bee target drone aircraft, a radio-controlled target tug version of the Tiger Moth II.
Although the published closure date known for this airfield relates to the World War Two airfield, the Army maintained an Anti-Aircraft Training Camp across from RAF Weybourne using Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Guns linked to AA4 Mk.7 Gun-Laying Radar. When that closed in 1958 the radars were transferred to the RAF. A very small permanent detachment was maintained there using the obsolete radar into the 1980's for cross-tell training, decoy work and to extend low level coverage. In the late 1980's, after the obsolete radars were removed, trials were carried out to confirm the site's suitability for deployment of the new mobile radars that were coming into service.
A Marconi Type 91 ''Martello'' radar was moved from RAF Trimingham to Weybourne in September 1996, operated by 432 Signals Unit acting as a Ready Platform (along with RAF Hopton and RAF Trimingham) for the IUKADGE Series II (United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment) Radar System controlled from the R3 Underground Control Centre at RAF Neatishead. In October 1997 the Type 91 at RAF Weybourne was de-built, replaced when the Type 93 at RAF Trimingham became operational.
Information sourced from -
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Weybourne
www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF11335-Weybo...