Black Beacon at the former Atomic Weapons Research Establishment technical HQ and telemetry station. Orford Ness, Orford, Suffolk, UK. Nature reserve

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Built to house an experimental radio apparatus, this enigmatic building housed a secret - a marine navigation beacon to the outside world but The Black Beacon was a homing beacon for military aircraft. This area was later the site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment technical HQ and telemetry station, which have been demolished. Climb to the upper level viewing station for views across the sea and shingle. The island is now a nature reserve.

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Location: Orford Ness, Orford, Suffolk, UK
Photo credit: © Susie Kearley / Alamy / Afripics
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