Record Details

NHER Number:34172
Type of record:Monument
Name:Cold War underground post

Summary

A Cold War Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, opened in 1958 and closed down in 1968. It formed part of a network of such posts, designed to monitor fallout in the event of a nuclear attack.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 4285 1665
Map Sheet:TG41NW
Parish:GREAT YARMOUTH
REPPS WITH BASTWICK, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

Bunker/ Royal Observer Corps post.
Underground structure evidenced by concrete and iron ventilators above level of field. No raised tower above.
Cold War site, established March 1958, closed October 1968.
Externally complete, internally only some fittings remain. See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 5 February 1999 and July 2000.

Monument Types

  • ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1958 AD to 1968 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Article in Serial: Catford, N.. 1999. ROC Underground Posts in Norfolk.. NIAS Journal. Vol 6, No 4. pp 59ff.

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