Cold War monitoring post, east of Bradleyhill Farm (EHER 46698)

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) behind a hedgerow on the southern side of a farm road, fifty yards east of Bradley Hill Farm on the east side of Bradley Hill. 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 good condition. The site was opened during December 1959 and closed in September 1991.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Behind a hedgerow on the southern side of a farm road, fifty yards east of Bradely Hill Farm on the east side of Bradely Hill. Locked. Externally the post is in good condition with some flaking of the canvas chairs, mattresses, curtains in the front of the bunks (which have been removed), some BT equipment, fire blanket, papers, the visitors log and a large commemorative sign left by the last observers. There is also a notice left by anti-nuclear protestors after an attack on the post which reads "this bunker has been fumigated with comfrey liquid manure to encourage the organic growth of peace and discourage the pestilence of war. Try working for peace". <1> - <3> A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) behind a hedgerow on the southern side of a farm road, fifty yards east of Bradley Hill Farm on the east side of Bradley Hill. 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 good condition. <4> The site was opened during December 1959 and closed in September 1991. <5>