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Thesaurus Term/Concept: UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST

Identifier 100217
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A small underground chamber from where it was intended to monitor radioactive fallout in the event of nuclear attack. The majority were built between 1956 and 1964, although construction continued into the early 1970s.

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Context Record
Monument Type MDR13309 Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Fabrick Wood, Ashover (Monument)
Monument Type MDR23124 Royal Observer Corps UG Monitoring Post No. 8/30 at Ambergate, West of Nodin Hill Lane, Ripley (Building)