Monument record TQ 65 SE 77 - Site of Royal Observer Core Underground Monitoring Post, Wateringbury

Summary

Site of Royal Observer Core underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1959 and abandoned in 1968. It has since been destroyed.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6762 5237 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ65SE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish WATERINGBURY, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, 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

Dec 3 2007 2:30PM