Monument record MDO45107 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Sixpenny Handley

The site of 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. It was opened in October 1960 and the post was closed in October 1968. The site was found to be in a fair condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. The site was located underground in a corner of a field used for caravans. 150 yards north of St. Mary's Church, Sixpenny Handley.

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. <1>
It was opened in October 1960 and the post was closed in October 1968. The site was located underground in a corner of a field used for caravans. 150 yards north of St. Mary's Church, Sixpenny Handley. <2>

Note: No contacts recorded on NRHE-to-HER database.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID 2645 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

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

<2> Subterranea Britannica on-line survey (1998-2007) UK ROC and WMO Monitoring Posts, <http://www.subbrit.org.uk> [Accessed 06-JUN-2007] (Digital archive). SDO14745.

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

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413315 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 16 2022 4:08PM