Monument record 0853800000 - ROC Post N of Weston Turville Golf Club
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- (Former Type) UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST (Opened 1959, Modern - 1959 AD to 1968 AD)
Description
Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, opened September 1959, closed October 1968 and subsequently demolished. In 1998 no trace of the post was visible (B1).
A Royal Observer Corps Listening Post of Cold War date is visible on historic aerial photographs as extant structures and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located on the north side of the golf course at Weston Turville, and centred at SP 85203 11981. In 1967 the fence surrounding the ROC Post and possibly the entrance are visible on aerial photographic coverage but by 1971 there is nothing to see. After this date trees are visible in the corner of the field but nothing else is clear. Information from the website says it was closed in 1968 and demolished, but not filled in. (3-6)
Sources (6)
- <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 2204.
- <3>SBC27184 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1967. RAF/58/8419 V 107 14-Nov-1967.
- <4>SBC27185 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1971. OS/71383 V 892 15-Jul-1971.
- <5>SBC27186 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1993. OS/93588 V 62 15-Oct-1993.
- <6>SBC22298 Digital archive: 2003. Information from Subterranea Britannica website. https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/weston-turville-roc-post/ date accessed 19-Dec-2024.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8522 1200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WESTON TURVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 26 2025 6:14PM
