Record Details
| NHER Number: | 34172 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cold War underground post |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41NW |
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| Parish: | GREAT YARMOUTH |
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| REPPS WITH BASTWICK, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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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. |
Related records - none
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