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Monument Number 1412154
Hob Uid: 1412154
Location : Suffolk Babergh Chilton
Grid Ref : TL8859043450
Summary : The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with all the surface features intact) in a square compound on the west side of the old Sudbury Airfield perimeter road immediately behind New Farm buildings. 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. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a good condition. The site was opened during March 1960 and closed in September 1991.
More information : The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with all the surface features intact) in a square compound on the west side of the old Sudbury Airfield perimeter road immediately behind New Farm buildings. 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. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a good condition. The site was opened during March 1960 and closed in September 1991. (1-2)

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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Subterranea Britannica. 1998-2007. Royal Observer Corps-An online survey of the UK R.O.C and UK W.M.O Monitoring Posts, Subterranea Britannica [Accessed 06-JUN-2007]
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Cold War, 1960
Monument End Date : 1960
Monument Start Date : 1960
Monument Type : Underground Monitoring Post, Royal Observer Corps Site
Evidence : Subterranean Feature, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1478
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 84 SE 139
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1412154