Chain Home radar station, Rye

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The photograph on this page of Chain Home radar station, Rye by Peter Facey as part of the Geograph project.

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Chain Home radar station, Rye

Image: © Peter Facey Taken: 15 May 1983

Derelict in May 1983. The building to the left of the pylon is the receiver block. It is surrounded by the concrete bases of four 240 foot high wooden towers on which receiving aerials were mounted. The house on the right is Pylon Cottages. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/307064 For more information on Chain Home radar see http://www.ventnorradar.co.uk/CH.htm

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.971574
Longitude
0.799702