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Monument Number 1412978
Hob Uid: 1412978
Location : Cheshire West and Chester Helsby
Grid Ref : SJ4924075437
Summary : The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site is located (with all the surface features intact) in a rectangular compound on top of Helsby Hill, in the north west corner of a field. 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 fair condition. The site was opened during October 1962 and closed in September 1991.
More information : The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. located (with all the surface features intact) in a rectangular compound on top of Helsby Hill, in the north west corner of a field. 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 fair condition. The site was opened during October 1962 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, 1962
Monument End Date : 1962
Monument Start Date : 1962
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 : 2307
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 47 NE 17
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Relationship type : General association

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1412978