NHER 35420 (Building record) - Cold War Royal Observer Corp underground monitoring post
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MUNDESLEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Royal Observer Corps Cold War undergound monitoring post, opened August 1960 and closed September 1991 (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), July 2000.
August 1998
A site visit by Subterranea Britannica in 1998 revealed that the hatch was locked and that all surface features remained intact, with the grey/green paint in good conditon (S2).
R. Hoggett (HES), 24 April 2012.
July 2010
Photographic survey by J. Whiteside (Happisburgh Heritage Group) recorded that the exerior condition had deteriorated from that reported in (S2). See attached photographs.
R. Hoggett (HES), 24 April 2012.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF47670 Article in Serial: Catford, N. 1999. Royal Observer Corps Underground Posts in Norfolk. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol 6, No 4, pp 59-70. pp 59ff.
- <S2> SNF83669 Website: Subterranea Britannica. 2001. Subterranea Britannica: http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/db/988306564.032002.html.
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Record last edited
Apr 25 2012 9:54AM