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Brandon Road, THETFORD, IP26 4RH

The main road misses the village centre, which is off to the left.

Old milestone on the B1112 at Methwold, Norfolk. For close up view see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1601848 For more info see http://milestones.megalithia.com/sites/tl738945.htm do look at their home page.

Carved stone post by the B1112, in parish of METHWOLD (KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK District), Brandon Road, Methwold, on the verge, on East side of road. Erected by the Stoke Ferry turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription once read:- : (Brandon / 6 / Miles) : : (Stoke / 4 / Miles ) : Norfolk HER. NHER Number: 56736 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNF63147&resourceID=1002 Milestone Society National ID: NO_SFB4

Old milestone on the B1112 at Methwold, Norfolk. For overall view see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1601862 For more info see http://milestones.megalithia.com/sites/tl738945.htm do look at their home page.

A very plain memorial to R.A.F. Methwold Norfolk.

RAF Methwold was a bomber base in WW2 and was home to a number of different aircraft: Vickers Wellington, Lockheed Ventura, Short Stirling, Avro Lancaster, Airspeed Horsa and the North American Harvard. The airfield closed as an operational airfield in 1946 but was kept in care and maintenance until 1960 when it was eventually sold. Two of the hangars are still in use, although one has been reclad. The other, in its original state can be seen here

The village sign features a rather poor representation of a Lockheed Ventura over St George's church, flanked by farming through the ages. A detail of the sign can be seen here https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6399662 Click the https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6399666 for a closer view of the memorial

RAF Methwold opened as a dispersal airfield for RAF Feltwell in the Winter of 1938. Vickers Wellington bombers from Feltwell continued to use the site as a satellite base until the grass airfield was transferred to No. 2 Group in the exchange of bases with No. 3 Group, in the summer of 1942. Several asphalt hardstandings were put down for aircraft during 1940-1941. In August 1943 the airfield was closed to flying while it was upgraded to A standard. Three concrete runways were built, the main aligned on 06-24 (2,000 yards), 11-29 (1,600 yards) and 17-35 (1,500 yards). 36 hardstandings were built, 35 of the loop type and a single pan. The original asphalt pans were not retained. Following this work, RAF Methwold was a higher standard base than its parent at Feltwell. The airfield was returned to No. 3 Group and became a sub-station of RAF Mildenhall. After closure as an operational airfield in April 1946, the airfield remained under care and maintenance until it was finally sold in the 1960s. Today the majority of the site has been returned to agriculture, with two hangars remaining in use as agricultural grain stores and two others used for packaging Quorn and Cauldron products (Marlow Foods) for sale in supermarkets. To the southern edge of the site a well-preserved battle headquarters and some gunpits along with a number of air raid shelters may be found. (Wikipedia)

Fast food outlet at the junction between High Street and Millgate Street.