Monument record TQ 75 NE 393 - Site of Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Bearsted

Summary

Site of underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1962 it was closed in October 1968 and demolished when the area was redeveloped for housing in 1968/1969. The actual site of the post has now been lost.

Location

Grid reference TQ 795 559 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2012 2:31PM