Monument record 8510/0/1 - Duddington ROC Observer 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 opened during March 1961 and closed in September 1991. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to have been destroyed. It was located underground on the south side of the track to a quarry, 125 yards east from the A45.

{2} Source: Gibson M.L. (1982). Gibson identifies 19 Observer Posts in Northants during WWII including that at Duddington (Identifying number F2, No 15 Group, Cambridge)

{3} Source: Wood D. (1992). No 7 Group Bedford. Opened November 1949. U/G March 1961. Stood down 1991. Details appear at variance with Gibson above.

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. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to have been destroyed. (1)

It was opened during March 1961 and closed in September 1991. It was located underground on the south side of the track to a quarry, 125 yards east from the A45. (2)

<1> Cadman G., 2014, 20th Century Military Archaeology in Northamptonshire: Logs 1, 2 & 3, p.6 (unchecked) (Report). SNN104868.

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

<5> 2002, Subterranea Britannica Web Site, 1998-2007 Royal Observer Corps-An online survey of the UK R.O.C and UK W.M.O Monitoring Posts (Website). SNN101437.

<6> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

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