Museums · East of England
RAF Bawdsey
RAF Bawdsey — a museum in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
RAF Bawdsey is a museum in england-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
RAF Bawdsey is a museum located in the East of England. It is situated on the site of the former RAF Bawdsey, which played a significant role in the development of radar technology during World War II. The museum showcases the history of the station and its contributions to aviation and defence.
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Background
History
Bawdsey Manor, dating from 1886, was taken over in March 1936 by the Air Ministry for developing the Chain Home (CH) RDF (radar) system. The station's Superintendent was initially Robert Watson-Watt, later followed by A.P. Rowe. The experimental radar station was located just northeast of the Manor, about 200 yards distant. When war was declared in September 1939, fears of a possible commando raid on the group led to the development activities being relocated, first to Dundee, Scotland, and later to Worth Matravers near Swanage in Dorset on the southern coast of England, where they became the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE). In the 1950s, the Bawdsey CH station was upgraded…
Visiting
The remains of the site are still fairly well preserved and will undergo restoration in 2017 due to a £1.4 million Lottery Grant.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9922, 1.4028
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Bawdsey
- Postcode
- IP12 3BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Established
- 1936
- Official site
- www.bawdseyradar.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: RAF Bawdsey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Bawdsey?
- RAF Bawdsey is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP12 3BH), in the parish of Bawdsey.
- When was RAF Bawdsey built?
- Built or established in 1936.
- Who owns RAF Bawdsey?
- RAF Bawdsey is owned by Royal Air Force.
- How do I get to RAF Bawdsey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP12 3BH. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.