Monument record 0853600000 - ROC Post at Dedmere Rise Allotments, Marlow

Summary

Site of Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, opened 1960 and closed 1968.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST (Opened 1960, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Site of ROC monitoring post, opened January 1960, closed October 1968 and subsequently demolished. All surface features have been removed but in 1998 a hump in the ground and fencing along the north side of the compound marked the spot (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC22298 Digital archive: 2003. Information from Subterranea Britannica website.
  • <2>SBC22299 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain database. Non anti-invasion record ID 2199.

Location

Grid reference SU 8538 8695 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 2:51PM

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