Site of Cold War Nuclear Monitoring Post, Manningtree (EHER 46680)
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Summary
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was located on Lawford Hill in a public park on the west side of Colchester Road just south of the railway line. 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 have been destroyed. The site was opened during August 1960 and closed in October 1968.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1015 3167 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MANNINGTREE, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
The Cold War monitoring post was located in a public park on the west side of Colchester road just north of the railway line.
It has now been demolished. A concrete post locates one corner of the compound, nothing else remains. <1> <2> <3>
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 have been destroyed. The site was opened during August 1960 and closed in October 1968. <4> <5> <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX68441 Bibliographic reference: Catford, N.. 1999. Ravelin Special No 8 - The Royal Observer Corps Underground in Kent and Essex.
- <2> SEX60905 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol XI: The Cold War. Vol XI-2 list, pp 214-219.
- <3> SEX63643 LIST: Catford, N.. 1998. Royal Observer Corps underground posts in Essex.
- <4> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.
- <5> SEX76102 Webpage: Subterranea Britannica. 1998-2007. An online survey of the UK R.O.C and UK W.M.O Monitoring Posts: Royal Observer Corps.
- <6> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. DEB01.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1412533
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 89