No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ: York cold war bunker:: OS grid SE5851 :: Geograph British Isles

SE5851 : No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ: York cold war bunker

near to Knapton, York, Great Britain

No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ: York cold war bunker

This semi-subterranean cold war bunker would have monitored nuclear explosions and fallout in the Yorkshire region. The installation was opened in 1961 and was decommissioned in 1992. Much of the bunker is actually above ground and it is doubtful if it would have withstood a nuclear attack. The bunker was located in the grounds of Shelley House, Acomb Road. Shelley House was recently replaced by a block of flats, with the address Monument Close.

The bunker is now a scheduled ancient monument. It has been fully restored and is open to the public. For more information see Link

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2007

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Grid Square: SE5851, 18 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Phil Champion (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 11 August, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 4 February, 2008
Category: Cold War relic (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SE 580 515 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:57.3809N 1:7.0561W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SE 580 515
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)