ROC Nuclear Bunker –Master Post – Peak District A rare opportunity to acquire a piece of Cold War history. Set in a stunning location with glorious views Your own nuclear bunker within a plot of land and much original equipment. The bunker is in an elevated position with panoramic views over the Derbyshire Dales. ROC Nuclear Bunker - Master Post - Peak District on eBay (end time 07-Mar-10 23:08:08 GMT) Fancy a quiet bolt-hole in the country? Tom. P.S. It's not me that's selling it!!
Master Bunker? Extra equipment? Good marketing! Bet none of it happens to still be there! The surface features look just like any of the ROC/UKWMO posts. It certainly READS as the same layout... The bunker is accessed via a metal hatch and shaft. There is an access ladder to a depth of 15ft which leads to two rooms, one for the chemical toilet and a large monitoring room 15ft x 7ft 6ins, which was previously used as a monitoring room in the event of a nuclear attack. A ventilation shaft with two louvered vents is located alongside the entrance shaft with a second ventilation shaft at the other end of the room. and the equipment listed as being there is no different to a standard Post... Included in the sale: Desk, chair, siren box, enamel bucket, BPI mounting board, copper earthing straps along the top two walls (unique to master posts), jerry cans, rope for hauling heavy items up the shaft, sump grill and sump pump, cupboard with some domestic items. The phone and teletalk by separate negotiation. Bet an estate agent wrote that description!
I'd quite like it! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertynews/7339234/Peak-District-Cold-War-bunker-on-eBay-for-25000.html Ebay item
Isn't that whole concept a bit scary? I don't mean the sale. I mean the 'actuality'. So; Three guys (?) would be in there. A phone. Their job to pick it up and stammer; " Toast! The entire f**king country's toast! It's happened. They've done it! ..... Hullo? ..... Hullo?! ..... " Christ. The memories of those years. May we never forget those times either
Never exactly envied the people in the posts, at least we had a bit of space at the HQs... and local pubs on training nights. Hope it comes with a pump.
Isn't that whole concept a bit scary? I don't mean the sale. I mean the 'actuality'. So; Three guys (?) would be in there. A phone. Their job to pick it up and stammer; " Toast! The entire f**king country's toast! It's happened. They've done it! ..... Hullo? ..... Hullo?! ..... " Christ. The memories of those years. May we never forget those times either My Regiments role when I joined the Signals was post nuclear strike communications. I always wondered if there would actually be anyone to talk too and if it would be worth talking.
I think you would be surprised at the number of bunkers built and that are still in use (albeit a different kind of use). I remember a large underground communications bunker at Broughton North of Preston, being sold in the 1990's. It is now a Veterinary centre. I also had to attend Emergency Planning meetings with the LCC. whic used the old Cold war Bunker at Lea, near Preston. This was a major underground installation with all the Maps of the area with blast and destruction radii. Projected radiation coverage etc with wind calculations. All makes to stop and think if the real thing would have occurred. It was comforting to know that only the invited elite would have survived. Regards Tom
I spent a fair amount of time here: RAF HOLMPTON - Official Website The Tea Urn made me laugh in the slide show....Many a brew I had in there
Another post up for sale. Lincs. https://www.sdlauctions.co.uk/property/38368/land-for-auction-louth/
Happy days, I left the Royal Observer Corps just as the new nucleur bunkers were being built. Up till then we had a post which was open to the sky since our primary role was to watch for 'enemy' aircraft trying to cross the Yorkshire coast under the radar. Our equipment was limited to an officers pattern raincoat, a pair of night vision binoculars and a head and chest telephone set, plus eyes and ears. We did get to see and report some interesting aircraft. The nucleur bunker was fully enclosed and full of electronic monitoring equipment. As well as a telephone land line we had VHF radio. Since the communication equipment was superior to that of the police and Civil Defence we received the warnings to pass on to these organisations. Two perks of the job. We had a card entitling us to commandeer any civilian vehicle to get us to the post. The advice was to get the police to assist with this. It would have been fun to show the card and say 'I am afraid I am commandeering your Bently old chap.' The post had a revolver with which we were to defend the the post. We were only allowed to shoot civilians and not the enemy. Anyway the bullets were kept twenty miles away. Mike
I have a restored ROC post I open for yours in the summer months, I put a ww2 observer corps display on as well www.Facebook.com/cuckfieldnuclearbunker