Southminster ROC Post
This Royal Observer Corps observation bunker was constructed in 1959 and closed with the first wave of posts in 1968 (unlike those remaining in operation …
Roydon Cold War HAA Battery
Nearly 1,000 anti-aircraft sites were built during the Second World War and 192 were retained for use with nuclear weapons in what would be known …
Castle Point Council Civil Defence Bunker
We have been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to document a nuclear bunker built in the basement of Castle Point Borough Council’s offices. …
Kelvedon Hatch R4 ROTOR Bunker & RGHQ
Above the surface it looks like a normal country cottage, but beneath the building lies something completely different – a nuclear bunker. The only clue …
Chipping Ongar ROC Post
This Royal Observer Corps observation post bunker was constructed in 1959 and closed at the end of the Cold War in 1991. Its relatively good …
Southern Water Emergency Control Centre
Built during the Cold War, in the late 1980’s, this was one of three bomb-proof control centres constructed by Southern Water, although the only one …
Woodham Ferrers ROC Post
The post in 2013 pre-demolition of the access structure Woodham Ferrers is a small village in south Essex, north of the largely later and more …
Tendring ROC Post
Situated close to Tendring Primary School are the remains are two observations posts which would have been used during the Cold War, should it have …
Cliffe ROC Post
Over 1,500 Royal Observer Corps posts were built across the UK in the late 1950s and early 1960s to allow volunteers of the ROC to …
Merstham AAOR Bunker
The Anti-Aircraft Command Operations Room in Merstham was built in 1951 as part of Pendell Army Camp, which was demolished to make way for the …
The Bay Museum, Canvey
Beyond the Point are good friends and close-working colleagues with the Bay Museum. Like us, they are bringing Canvey’s history into the 21st Century with …
The Atomic Bungalows, Canvey
Walking past these bungalows you wouldn’t think anything of them – they’re just someone’s average home, but the buildings are far from average, they were …
Hadleigh HAA Battery
TN9 Hadleigh at Sandpit Hill was one of several heavy anti-aircraft batteries in the area – such as TN7 Furtherwick and TN8 Northwick on Canvey, and also …
Hatfield Peverel ROC Post
In a field parallel to the A12 lies two remains from the Cold War. Opened in July 1959 is the Royal Observers Corps (ROC) Post …
Canvey Island ROC Post
Photos from Dave Bullock. Above ground photo by Nick Catford. Nick Catford from the amazing site Subterranea Britannica visited the site in 1997, 1998, and …
Wickham Bishops ROC Post
Situated close to the A12, this immaculately preserved ROC Post hasn’t been touched for years and is pretty much a time capsule. Built in the …
Chadwell Heath HAA Battery
During the early Second World War, Germany bombed British towns, cities, and industries using aircraft. This initially took place in daylight leading up to the …
Royal Observation Corps Posts
Over a thousand nuclear observation posts were built after the Second World War, but what actually are they? Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Monitoring Posts were …
Avro Vulcan XL462 Bomber
Out of 88 Avro Vulcan’s built, XL426 was the 44th to be built and currently resides at Southend Aiport, maintained by the Vulcan Restoration Trust. …
Britain’s Volunteers of the Home Front
The Royal Observer Corps (Cold War) and Home Guard (Second World War) In 2014, 888,246 hand-crafted ceramic poppies were set in the grounds of …