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Monument record TQ 92 NE 90 - Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Orlit Observation Post, Brookland
Summary
Orlit B post built 1953, missing access ladder, door and remoavable cover, but otherwise in fair condition. Concrete panels on 4 concrete legs. The old cluster of posts comprised Brookland IH1, Rye IH2 and Nimfield IH3. Is located close to later underground monitoring post TQ 92 NE 27.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9879 2547 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ92NE |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BROOKLAND, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full Description
Orlit B post built 1953, missing access ladder, door and remoavable cover, but otherwise in fair condition. Concrete panels on 4 concrete legs. The old cluster of posts comprised Brookland IH1, Rye IH2 and Nimfield IH3. Is located close to later underground monitoring post TQ 92 NE 27.(1)
English Heritage, 2001, Cold War Monuments: an assessment by the Monuments Protection Programme (Unpublished document). SKE17446.
<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.
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Record last edited
Apr 24 2012 4:55PM