Site Event/Activity record ESF21754 - Building Survey at Normanston Road Bunker, Lowestoft

An English Heritage Level 2 building recording was undertaken of a concrete structure adjacent the St Peter’s Street Roundabout, Normanston Drive. It has been identified as a former ARP Control Centre dating from World War II which was later converted for use as Sub Control Centre for Lowestoft. The recording was undertaken as a result of a condition on Planning Consent for the redevelopment of the structure’s site following its demolition. The structure consisted of a single storey, flat roofed building containing a series of rooms above a basement of similar size. The structure was in generally good condition. There was evidence of some vandalism, although many internal fixtures had survived. These included the electrical wiring and boards, much of which was exposed, presumably for ease of repair, along with pumping equipment for supplying fresh air to the basement rooms. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. LWT179 NMR No. 1568263 Project Type: Building Recording Methods and Techniques: '''Annotated Sketch''', '''Measured Survey''', '''Photographic Survey''' Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Current Land use: Other 2 - In use as a building Monument Type(s)/Period(s): BUNKER Modern Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 150.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM54059368 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Mark Sommers DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: LWT179 Contents: 'other' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: LWT179 Contents: 'other' Media: 'Correspondence', 'Notebook - Excavation', ' Research', ' General Notes', 'Plan', 'Report' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Building Record: ARP Control Centre/Lowestoft Sub Control, Normanston Drive, Lowestoft Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS 2012/045 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: printed sheets of A4 paper with card covers and wire binding