Belsize Park Deep Shelter
As bombings intensified during the Second World War the Government embarked on a programme of constructing deep level air raid shelters beneath the streets of …
Grain Fort & Tunnels
Grain Fort was constructed in the 1860s to defend the mouth of the River Medway and Thames against the threat of French naval attack. It …
Southminster ROC Post
This Royal Observer Corps observation bunker was constructed in 1959 and closed with the first wave of posts in 1968 (unlike those remaining in operation …
Thanet Air Raid Shelters
Across the country hundreds of air raid shelters were built at the outbreak of World War Two, both above and beneath the surface with the …
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
Above the surface it looks like a normal country cottage, but beneath the building lies something completely different – a nuclear bunker. The only clue …
Chipping Ongar ROC Post
This Royal Observer Corps observation post bunker was constructed in 1959 and closed at the end of the Cold War in 1991. Its relatively good …
Coulsdon Deep Shelter
As World War Two intensified, Surrey Council Council ordered four deep shelters to be built. These big underground complexes could accommodate hundreds of civilians in …
Sarre Army Brigade Headquarters
The bunker was built in late 1940 as the South East Army Command Brigade Headquarters. It can be presumed that this was unlike most military …
Deepdene Railway Control Centre
During World War 2, the Deepdene hotel and grounds were taken over by Southern Railway who had chosen the site to be its emergency wartime …
SE London Suburb Lost River
Joined by explorer Sam, we ventured into a culvert running through a suburban town on the border of south-east London and Kent. This drain, covered …