Cold War underground monitoring post, south side of Northwick Road (EHER 46702)
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Summary
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) on waste land in the north-east corner of Northwick Retail Park on the south side of Northwick Road at the junction with disused access road to Charfleets Industrial Estate. The site was built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a fair condition. The site was opened during June 1962 and closed in October 1968.
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7726 8363 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CANVEY ISLAND, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
On waste land in the north-east corner of Northwick retail park on the south side of Northwick Road at the junction with disused access road to Charfleets industrial estate. Locked. In reasonable external condition with some land erosion around the access shaft. The FSM pipe is mounted on a raised concrete plinth and the airshaft is mounted on ten course of bricks. Internally the post is in good condition although completely stripped from the cupboard and some wiring. The white paintwork is still in good condition. <1> <2>
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) on waste land in the north east corner of Northwick Retail Park on the south side of Northwick Road at the junction with disused access road to Charfleets Industrial Estate. The site was built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a fair condition. <3>
The site was opened during June 1962 and closed in October 1968. <4>
See also: <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX63643 LIST: Catford, N.. 1998. Royal Observer Corps underground posts in Essex.
- <2> SEX68441 Bibliographic reference: Catford, N.. 1999. Ravelin Special No 8 - The Royal Observer Corps Underground in Kent and Essex.
- <3> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.
- <4> SEX76647 Webpage: 2007. Subterranea Britannica, 1998-2007.
- <5> SEX60905 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol XI: The Cold War. Vol XI-2 list, pp 214-219.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1412553
- National Monuments Record: TQ 78 SE 63