Cold War nuclear monitoring post, Hatfield Peverel (EHER 46690)

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) in a compound in the middle of a cultivated field, although the fencing has been removed. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a fair condition. The site was constructed at some time after 1925 and was in use from 1959 to 1968.

1990-1999. Field survey by N. Catford. In the middle of an arable field 150 yards north-west of A12. OPEN. The compound remains intact in the middle of a cultivated field although the fencing has been removed. The fence posts and two telegraph poles lie on the ground. Externally the post is in poor condition, the shaft top is badly damaged and the lid is hanging off. The air shaft is in good condition. Internally the post has been completely stripped. A Type B Orbit post in good condition stands within the compound. <1> <2> See also <3>. NRHE data transfer: 1995-2002. Defence of Britain survey. A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located between the Roman road (A12) and the railway line north of Hatfield Peverel. 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. The site would have been constructed after 1925 and at the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a fair condition. <4> <5>