Site of Cold War Nuclear Monitoring Post, in an arable field between Mill Lane and Rectory Road (EHER 46678)
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Summary
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was located in an arable field between Mill Lane and Rectory Road, 150 yards north of the A13. 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 January 1959 and closed in October 1968.
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6440 8115 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was located in an arable field between Mill Lane and Rectory Road, 150 yards north of the A13. 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. <1>
The site was opened during January 1959 and closed in October 1968. <2>
In the middle of an arable field between Mill Lane and Rectory Road, 159 yards north of A13. <3>
DEMOLISHED. No trace. <4><5>
Sources
- --- SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
- <1> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.
- <2> SEX76647 Webpage: 2007. Subterranea Britannica, 1998-2007.
- <3> SEX60905 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol XI: The Cold War. Vol XI-2 list, pp 214-219.
- <4> SEX63643 LIST: Catford, N.. 1998. Royal Observer Corps underground posts in Essex.
- <5> SEX68441 Bibliographic reference: Catford, N.. 1999. Ravelin Special No 8 - The Royal Observer Corps Underground in Kent and Essex.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1412535
- National Monuments Record: TQ 68 SW 63