Pulham Market

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Pulham Market and its sister village Pulham St Mary are situated approximately 9 miles (14.5 kilometres) north of Diss in Norfolk, England. It has a population of approximately 1000 people.

In 1912 under conditions of secrecy a large base was constructed for the operation of airships. This operated as a Royal Navy base until 1918 when it was transferred to the new Royal Air Force. In 1917 two large steel framed sheds were erected and in 1919 a 120 feet high mooring mast joined them. Following its historic both way Atlantic crossing the R34 returned to Pulham Market. The large rigid airships R33, R36 and R38 also visited. One of the sheds was dismantled in 1928 and re-erected at Cardington. The base became disused in the early 1930's after the crash of the R101 when all work stopped in Britain on airships.

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