Building 60, former RAF Barnham atomic bomb store is a Grade II* listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 2011. Military storage facility.
Building 60, former RAF Barnham atomic bomb store
- WRENN ID
- rusted-zinc-pigeon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 2011
- Type
- Military storage facility
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS Building 60 has a reinforced concrete frame and blockwork walls, and a flat concrete roof.
PLAN Rectangular, aligned approximately north-south.
EXTERIOR Building 60 is surrounded by substantial earth bunds. It has a central recessed entrance flanked by two projecting two storey, flat roofed plant and switch rooms which originally contained plant to maintain a stable environment. The original steel doors remain. The rear elevation has a central door and there are crittall windows to the rear and sides. The gantry has a central rolled steel runway joist on which hoists were originally located.
INTERIOR Originally sub-divided internally into compartments of 11 x 3 bays allowing the storage of up to 66 bombs, Building 61 has been partitioned internally to create smaller work units.
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