Monument record 0853300000 - ROC Post W of A413, Buckingham
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST (Opened 1968, Modern - 1968 AD to 1991 AD)
- ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Modern - 1968 AD to 1991 AD)
Description
Royal Observer Corps monitoring post opened April 1968, closed September 1991 and demolished shortly after closure. No remaining surface structures visible in 1998 when the site was reported as being on the edge of a new industrial estate 100m west of the A413. Some compound fencing and an area of hard standing for car parking mark the spot (B1).
NGR to industrial estate west of the A413.
A Royal Observer Corp had an observer post in a field just off the main Bletchley Road by the Old Mill. It consisted of a central dug-out with a tracking device, and a hut for refreshments. It was manned with 4 hour shifts (B2). Possibly same site?
A Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post lies beneath the line of Buckingham's southern ring road, the A421. [NGR and location is incorrect] (B3).
ROC post (ref ROC Post 3/H1) not located at location in B3 (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC22298 Digital archive: 2003. Information from Subterranea Britannica website.
- <2>SBC22801 Bibliographic reference: Pip Brimson. 2001. Buckingham at War. p52.
- <3>SBC29513 Bibliographic reference: Derek Wood. 1992. Attack Warning Red: The Royal Observer Corps and the Defence of Britain 1925 to 1992. p278.
- <4>SBC29514 Verbal communication: Wayne Cocroft. 1998. Pers Comm, following site visit on 26th May 1998.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 701 326 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 27 2026 1:55PM
