Monument record TQ 44 NE 34 - Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Edenbridge

Summary

Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1960 and abandoned in 1968. In overgrown compound externally the post is in fair condition but the outer hatch is missing. Internally completely stripped apart from the chemical toilet and some rubbish. The stilts and base of a brick observation tower stand on the south side of the compound.

Location

Grid reference TQ 4592 4636 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ44NE
Civil Parish EDENBRIDGE, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1960 and abandonded in 1968. In overgrown compound externally the post is in fair condition but the outer hatch is missing. Internally completely stripped apart from the chemical toilet and some rubbish. The stilts and base of a brick observation tower stand on the south side of the compound.(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

Mar 7 2024 3:52PM