Monument record TQ 75 NE 1077 - The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post.

The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was located to the south of Ware Street in Bearsted. The majority of these sites were built between 1956 and 1964, although their construction began after 1925 and continued into the early 1970s. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) this site was found to have been destroyed. (1)

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) in an overgrown fenced compound 50 yards west of a public footpath linking Church Hill with Pluckley Road. 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 remain in a fair condition. The site was opened during February 1962 and closed in October 1968. (1-2)

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.