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Atomic Bomb Store

Key Words :- bomb store

Address :- Gorse Industrial Estate, Elvedon Road, Barnham, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 84970 79538
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.38263 , Long 0.716355
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1020781,

Description and History of Site:-
Built in the mid-1950s to coincide with the deployment by the RAF of its first operational atomic bomb, codenamed 'Blue Danube'.


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