Monument record 6459/0/1 - ROC Monitoring Post, east of Blisworth Road

A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was located In the front garden of No 9 Blisworth Road (the north side of the road). 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) no trace of any of the site was found. When the bungalows along Blisworth Road were built a gap was left for the ROC post. After closure the post was demolished and the gap filled with another two bungalows. The underground post still exists below ground. The site was opened in 1938 and closed in October 1968.

{1} In summer of 1965 RAF decided that no longer required services of ROC in low-level reporting role; last 280 or so active overground structures became redundant; Roade opened 1938; ngr 749518; closed 1968.

{2/3} A Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was located In the front garden of No 9 Blisworth Road (the north side of the road). 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) no trace of any of the site was found. When the bungalows along Blisworth Road were built a gap was left for the ROC post. After closure the post was demolished and the gap filled with another two bungalows. The underground post still exists below ground. The site was opened after 1925 and closed in October 1968.

<1> Wood D., 1992, Attack Warning Red: The Royal Observer Corps & The Defence of Britain 1925-1992 (Survival), (unchecked) (Chapter). SNN1225.

<2> 2002, Subterranea Britannica Web Site (Website). SNN101437.

<3> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<4> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Jun 4 2024 9:40AM