Gusts have ripped part of a blade from a turbine at the first wind farm ever built in Norfolk. 

The 45.5m tall turbine at Blood Hill in East Somerton was damaged overnight on Saturday, as Storm Elin struck the county with winds of up to 60mph.

Engineers with a telecoms company who were working nearby said the blade had been there when they left at around 5.30pm on Saturday evening - but it was not there the next morning.

On Sunday, part of a blade appeared to be lying in the field near the base of the turbine. 

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Part of a blade belonging to a wind farm appears to be lying in a field next to the turbine. Part of a blade belonging to a wind farm appears to be lying in a field next to the turbine. (Image: Daniel Hickey)

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The two turbines which make up the wind farm are a familiar sight, standing tall on top of Blood Hill.

The facility began operating in December 1992 and was one of the first wind farms in the United Kingdom.

In 2014, the original wind farm which had ten turbines was dismantled and replaced with two, taller Turbowind T400 turbines.

The weekend's winds also saw the closure of Low Road in Hellesdon after a tree was brought down.