Monument record TR 15 NE 403 - Site of Underground Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Monitoring Post, Canterbury

Summary

Site of underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1961 it was abandoned in 1968 due to defence cut-backs. It has beeen demolished and no trace survives.

Location

Grid reference TR 1643 5837 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR15NE
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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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

Mar 6 2002 12:00AM