Building record 7094/0/1 - WWII & Cold War Military Site (P3 No.12 Bedford Group Royal Observer Corps Post)

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 constructed after World War II and closed in October 1968. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to be in a fair condition. It was located underground on the west side of a farm road/bridleway to Yelvertoft, south of a field boundary, 500 yards north of lay-by on the A428.

{1} Underground ROC Post, approached from ladder, steel topped trapdoor lid. Constructed of concrete. Fair condition.

{2} Gibson identifies 19 observer post in Northamptonshire during World War II including that at Crick (identifying number P3, No 12, Bedford group.

{3} Opened 1938. Closed October 1968. Underground R.O.C. post.

{4} Opened, unknown; closed Oct 1968. Sub Britt visited 20/03/1999. Described as open. Damaged hatch and louvres. Limited internal fittings and fixtures. Concrete rubble nearby, possibly from an aircraft post.

{5} AA reports that this U/G ROC post is in "super condition for a post closed in 1968".

{6} Four photos of ROC post.

<1> HOWETT B., 1997, Defence of Britain Recording Forms, (checked) (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN51539.

<2> Gibson M.L., 1982, Aviation In Northamptonshire: An Illustrated History, p.78-9 (unchecked) (Book). SNN100276.

<3> Wood D., 1992, Attack Warning Red: The Royal Observer Corps & The Defence of Britain 1925-1992 (Survival), p.303 (unchecked) (Chapter). SNN1225.

<4> 2002, Subterranea Britannica Web Site, (unchecked) (Website). SNN101437.

<5> Armishaw A., 2002, Letter, (unchecked) (Letter). SNN104609.

<6> Armishaw, A., 2002, ROC Observer Post, Crick, (checked) (Photographs). SNN104610.

<7> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<8> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Jun 6 2022 3:37PM