Cold War nuclear monitoring post, North of London Road, Vange (EHER 46675)
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Summary
A Royal Observer Corps, Cold War nuclear monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) in a small compound on top of the hill in the middle of a golf course, 300 yards North of London Road. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a poor condition. The site was opened during November 1958 and closed in October 1968.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7174 8736 (8m by 10m) |
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Type and Period
Description
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) in a small compound on top of the hill in the middle of a golf course, 300 yards North of London Road. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a poor condition. <1>
OPEN. Externally in poor condition within a small compound with six ft high fencing (gate unlocked). Access shaft lid missing, internally stripped and vandalised with several fires leaving the walls and ceiling coated in soot. <2> <3>
The site was opened during November 1958 and closed in October 1968. <4>
See also <5>.
Sources
- <1> SEX75761 Field Survey Report: Council for British Archaeology. 1995-2002. The Defence of Britain Project.
- <2> SEX68441 Bibliographic reference: Catford, N.. 1999. Ravelin Special No 8 - The Royal Observer Corps Underground in Kent and Essex.
- <3> SEX63643 LIST: Catford, N.. 1998. Royal Observer Corps underground posts in Essex.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SEX60905 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol XI: The Cold War. Vol XI-2 list, pp 214-219.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1412526
- National Monuments Record: TQ 78 NW 22