Monument record BRF 094 - Sproughton/Burstal Patrol, Auxiliary Unit, Operational Base

Sproughton/Burstal Patrol, Auxiliary Unit, Operational Base (S1).
The OB is situated near a woodland’s edge a short distance away from a footpath. During the 1940s the land was owned by Burstall Hall and the woodland surrounded by horse pastures. The OB is described as having been a fairly large affair apparently consisting of two adjoining Nissen huts. Mr Fiske, who kindly took us to the OB site, described to us that the second chamber was aligned at right angles to the first and connected with it by a short passageway. The main chamber had a drop-down entrance shaft and an emergency exit passage lead off at an angle. The structure has long since collapsed and the depression was filled in by the farmer about 20 years ago, effectively blocking access (S1).