Monument record TR 01 NW 7 - Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post at Lydd Range

Summary

Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1965 and abandonded in 1991. Unlike other Kent posts the Dungeness post was built at or just below the surface and covered with earth and shingle making a conspicuous mound. Internally and externally it is in good condition with shelving, two cupboards, bedside curtains but no bunks, tool rack, weather charts, photographs and paperwork.

Location

Grid reference TR 0257 1997 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR01NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Standard Type. Reinforced concrete, approx. 4m sq, top entry through steel trapdoor. 3m in depth, air vents to top and East side. 2m South main Camber Road. Lydd Range Complex. Standard underground monitoring post BUT built above ground and covered with mound of shingle. In good condition. (1)

Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1965 and abandonded in 1991. Unlike other Kent posts the Dungeness post was built at or just below the surface and covered with earth and shingle making a conspicuous mound. Internally and externally it is in good condition with shelving, two cupboards, bedside curtains but no bunks, tool rack, waether charts, photographs and paperwork. (2)


<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. Maj. P.O. O'Reilly (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

<2> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. Maj. P.O. O'Reilly.
  • <2> Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Apr 25 2018 10:07AM