Building record TR 34 NE 237 - Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Kingsdown

Summary

Site of ROC underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1961 and abandoned in 1991. Externally it is in good condition. Internal state is not clear as it is locked but believed to be intact. Summary from record TR 34 NE 285: 1950s Underground Royal Observer Corps Post

Location

Grid reference TR 3759 4916 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR34NE
Civil Parish DEAL, DOVER, KENT
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14179.

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

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Verbal communication: Verbal Communication.
  • <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

Nov 21 2024 4:01PM