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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 403 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Underground Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Monitoring Post, Canterbury |
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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.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1644 5838 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full description
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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.(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) |
