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Summary
Underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1962 it was closed in October 1968 due to defence cut-backs. It is open and externally the condition is good including original gree paint. Stripped internally apart from floding splint and first aid notice. Clean and free from vandalism.
| Grid Reference: | TR 29906 58144 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25NE |
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| Parish: | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
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Underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1962 it was closed in October 1968 due to defence cut-backs. It is open and externally the condition is good including original gree paint. Stripped internally apart from floding splint and first aid notice. Clean and free from vandalism.(1)
<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 | | <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) |
