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Monument details
Summary
Site of ROC underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1965 and abandoned in 1991. Open and externally in good condition, internally flooded to a depth of 1ft. Bunks, cupboard and a folding table remain along with meteorological posters.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 52614 47046 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54NW |
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| Parish: | PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Site of ROC underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1965 and abandoned in 1991. Open and externally in good condition, internally flooded to a depth of 1ft. Bunks, cupboard and a folding table remain along with meteorological posters.(1)
This site was possibly the site of the No. 2 Wireless School stationed at nearby Penshurst Aerodrome, an RFC early warning station. (2)
Oxford Archaeological South, 2016, First World War Wireless Stations in England. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31551.
<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological South. 2016. First World War Wireless Stations in England.. |
| <1> | Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex. |
Related records
| TQ 75 NE 389 | Part of: No 1 Group Royal Observer Corps (ROC) HQ, London Rd, Maidstone (Monument) |
