Site of Cold War Nuclear Royal Observer Corps monitoring site, west of Cage End (EHER 46691)
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Summary
Now destroyed. A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located west of Cage End, near to a bend in the road.
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 5427 1568 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HATFIELD BROAD OAK, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
A hump in the field is all the evidence of the post. All surface features were demolished in 1997 after local children kept breaking in and now the land is kept cultivated. The monitoring room still exists underground. <1>
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located west of Cage End, near to a bend in the road. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to have been destroyed. <2>
However all the surface features were demolished in 1997 after local children kept breaking in and the land is now cultivated. The monitoring room still exists below ground. The site was opened during February 1960 and closed in October 1968. <3>
See: <4> <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX68441 Bibliographic reference: Catford, N.. 1999. Ravelin Special No 8 - The Royal Observer Corps Underground in Kent and Essex.
- <2> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.
- <3> SEX76647 Webpage: 2007. Subterranea Britannica, 1998-2007.
- <4> SEX60905 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol XI: The Cold War. Vol XI-2 list, pp 214-219.
- <5> SEX63643 LIST: Catford, N.. 1998. Royal Observer Corps underground posts in Essex.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1412541
- National Monuments Record: TL 51 NW 59