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Diss, Norfolk

Diss, Norfolk
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DEFENCE SITE : Spigot Mortar

Denmark Lane, Diss

DEFENCE SITE : Spigot Mortar

Walcot Road, Diss

DEFENCE SITE : Spigot Mortar

Walcot Road, Diss

DEFENCE SITE : Type FW3/22 Pillbox

Diss Railway Station

DEFENCE SITE : Type FW3/22 Pillbox

Roydon Road, Diss

MEMORIAL SITE : ​447th Bomb Group Plaque

HISTORIC RECORD

MEMORIAL SITE : Diss Cemetery

Buried and Remembered in this Cemetery are:
Edward George Bardwell
​Flight Lieutenant George Leonard Barker (Royal Air Force)
Captain Tom Derek Lake Bowden (British Army)
Sergeant Donald Arthur Brundell (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Aircraftman 2nd Class Frank Walter Cole (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Sergeant Eric Harris (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Vincent & Margaret Hemmings
John David Leeks
Sergeant Robert Edgar Sadleir (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Stolberg (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Wing Commander Richard John Wells (Royal Air Force)

MEMORIAL SITE : Diss War Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : Road Names

Bombard Way
Grigg Close
Vikings Close
Named after the Blacker Bombard Spigot Mortar
Named after Private James Grigg
Named after the Royal Anglian Regiment

MEMORIAL SITE : Royal Anglian Regiment Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : United States Army Air Force Memorial


MISCELLANEOUS : Aircraft in Diss

BGA2982
G-ANLW
G-CGZD
G-CIOS
G-HEMC
G-RESU
WK575
Schleicher K7/13
Westland S.51 Widgeon Series 2
Eurocopter EC-135P-2
MD Helicopters MD-900 Explorer
Eurocopter EC-145T-2+
Eurocopter EC-145T-2
​De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
Gazes Auction House
​Near the Scole Roundabout
Midwich, Vinces Road
off Walcot Road
Adj. to Roundabout on Sawmills Road
Adj. to Roundabout on Sawmills Road
​Gillings of Diss, Mission Road

MISCELLANEOUS : Diss Friendly Invasion Walking Tour

DOWNLOAD : Diss Walking Tour Guide
​01 : The Shambles  /  Diss Museum
02 : Dolphin House
03 : Church of St Mary
04 : War Memorial
05 : The Saracen's Head
06 : The Greyhound
07 : The Corn Hall
08 : The Old Crown Hotel & Pub
09 : Tudor House
10 : Site of ARP Lookout (On top of the Steps to the right)
11 : Loop Trail & Boardwalk over the Mere
​12 : Waterfront Inn
​13 : Diss Town Sign
14 : The Mere's Mouth
15 : The Mere
16 : The Beacon in Mere Park
17 : The Royal Anglian Regiment Memorial
18 : The Old Cinema
19 : The Market Place Fish and Chip Shop
20 : No 8 Market Place
21 : Taxiway at Thorpe Abbotts, 100th Bomb Group
22 : 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
23 : The Half Moon, Rushall
​24 : Weybread Village Sign (923rd Engineer Aviation Regiment Based)

MISCELLANEOUS : Ministry of Works (MoW) Hall Hut & MoW Standard Hut

Sadly this building was demolished in March 2022

ROC SITE : Diss ROC Post

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