Building 61, 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 facility.
Building 61, former RAF Barnham atomic bomb store
- WRENN ID
- ghost-roof-bone
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 2011
- Type
- Military facility
- Address
- Building 61, former RAF Barnham atomic bomb store, Gorse Industrial Estate
- OS grid reference
- TL 852 798
- Coordinates
- 52.38542, 0.72069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Building 61, formerly an atomic bomb store for the RAF Barnham, is a Grade II* listed structure. It features a reinforced concrete frame with blockwork walls and a flat concrete roof, designed in a rectangular shape that runs approximately east-west.
The exterior is surrounded by substantial earth bunds. It has a central recessed entrance, with two projecting two-storey plant and switch rooms on either side, which originally housed equipment to maintain a stable environment. The original steel doors are still in place. The rear elevation includes a central door and crittall windows on the rear and sides.
Inside, Building 61 was originally divided into compartments measuring 11 by 3 bays, allowing for the storage of up to 66 bombs. The interior has since been partitioned to create smaller work units.
Local climate
Building 61, former RAF Barnham atomic bomb store sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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