ROC Post S of Oving Road
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.
Description
Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, opened in 1957 and closed in 1991.
Royal Observer Corps monitoring post opened November 1957 and closed September 1991. In 1998 all surface features remained intact. The interior was not inspected.
Photos added to Subterranea Britannica website suggest that the interior was subsequently inspected in 2008, 2009 and 2012.
In November 2021 the Subterranea Britannica website reported: 'The post has now been secured, however it has also suffered severe damage to all of its external features. The mound around the post has been removed as well as the rear vent shaft, the BPI pipe has been mangled and there has been some damage to the concrete around the hatch'.
Assessed by panel and scored as follows:
Group Value (Clustering) - low
Group Value (Association) - low
Archaeological Interest (Survival) - high
Archaeological Interest (Documentation) – high
Archaeological Interest (Potential) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Diversity) – low
Historic Interest - medium
Landmark Status – high
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, opened in 1957 and closed in 1991.
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
03 Nov 2023