From Alburgh to Stoke Holy Cross

Spotted the radio masts on a previous ride and the RF engineer in me had to take a closer look!

The site at Stoke Holy Cross has an interesting history, being part of a wartime early warning system. Chain Home was a pioneering network of radar stations constructed prior to, and during, the Second World War. An experiment in 1935 proved conclusively that it was possible to detect aircraft by radio. The experiment worked by ‘illuminating’ the sky with radio waves whereby sufficient energy would be reflected from an aircraft to permit detection on the ground via a receiver. After further research, funding was provided for the construction of a ‘chain’ of early warning stations along the east coast of Britain using the new radar technology. These stations became the first radar to be organised into a complete air defence system used in wartime operations.

This ride is a mix of quiet roads, narrow single track and off-road gravel and paved routes.

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