Monument record TQ 87 NW 44 - Royal Observer Corps Underground Observation Post, Parkers Corner, Allhallows

Summary

An underground concrete bunker with a shaft running to the surface and a main chamber. Probably the remains of a Royal Observor Corps Observation Post. Listed in a gazeteer of defence sites compiled as part of the Thames Gateway assessment.

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Grid reference TQ 8324 7775 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ87NW
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Underground concrete bunker with shaft to surface and one main chamber. (1)

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with the surface features intact) on arable land on the west side of Homewards Road, near its junction with Ratcliffe Highway. 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 November 1961 and closed in October 1968. (1-2)


<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites.
  • <2> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Jan 26 2026 2:45PM