Monument record TQ 45 NE 40 - Site of Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Brasted

Summary

Site of demolished underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1960 it was closed in 1968. It was located on the west side of Brasted Hill Road 150 yds south of its junction with the Pilgrims Way. A bracket for an extra insulator on a nearby telegraph pole probably served the post.

Location

Grid reference TQ 4697 5663 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ45NE
Civil Parish BRASTED, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Site of demolished underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1960 it was closed in 1968. It was located on the west side of Brasted Hill Road 150 yds south of its junction with the Pilgrims Way. A bracket for an extra insulator on a nearby telegraph pole probably served the post. (1)


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

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

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2011 2:28PM