Monument record MDO46337 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Weston, Portland
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Summary
A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. The post was re-sited from Stopes Power and was opened in October 1960 and the post was closed in September 1991. The site was found to be in a fair condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. In 1997 the post remained underground in a square compound in the south west corner of a playground at the end of Grangecroft Road and on the north side of a public footpath. By 2002 the compound fencing has been removed.
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Full Description
The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was built as a part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. The site was found to be in a fair condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. This post was re-sited from Stopes Power. <1-3>
It opened in October 1960 and the post was closed in September 1991. By 1997 the post remained underground in a square compound in the south west corner of a playground at the end of Grangecroft Road and on the north side of a public footpath. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX5 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1995. Defence of Britain Project. 2516.
- <2> SDO128 Machine readable data file: Council for British Archaeology. 2003. Defence of Britain Project Database. 2516.
- <3> SDO17227 Excavation archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01. 2516.
- <4> SDO14745 Digital archive: Subterranea Britannica on-line survey (1998-2007) UK ROC and WMO Monitoring Posts.
- <5>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1413186. [Mapped feature: #635973 ]
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6808 7119 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Defence of Britain database: 2516
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 201
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1413186
Record last edited
Jun 9 2023 6:25AM