The southern watch tower

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The southern watch tower by Evelyn Simak as part of the Geograph project.

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The southern watch tower

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 15 Apr 2015

It is situated in the "sterile" area, beside the entrance into the danger area. The building seen in the background used to be the Fire Engine shed. RAF Barnham was used for storing nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The buildings now form part of the Gorse Industrial Estate.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.384659
Longitude
0.718831