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Summary
Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1961 and abandonded sometime later in the 1960's due to unstable ground. The post was located further inlandin 1968. Externally the post is in good condition but the interior was not seen as the hatch has been welded shut.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2410 3661 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1961 and abandonded sometime later in the 1960's due to unstable ground. The post was located further inlandin 1968. Externally the post is in good condition but the interior was not seen as the hatch has been welded shut.(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) |
