Monument record 11793 - HABOST, RADAR STATION

NB56SW 73 50969 62869

This Chain Home Beam radar station is visible on postwar RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK104, 3347-3348, flown 19 May 1946) situated to the W of a minor road running N from Swainbost.
Between five and six mast bases, the transmitter/receiver block, stand-by set house and at least twelve hut bases forming the accommodation camp, are all visible on the photographs. The accommodation camp runs NW-SE alongside the road.
The station was completed during 1942 and was modified in 1943 and closed during 1944.(P.R.O. AIR 26/92).
One building and the outline of another at NB 51011 62893 are shown on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) and I Brown (Radar Archive), July 2004

REPORT DATE: 23/07/2004