Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post
Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post, 2018. The mound it is set in.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post, 2018. Air vent with traces of original paint.
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Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post, 2018. Entry hatch secured with padlocks.
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Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post, 2018. Bomb power indicator probe.
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Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post, 2018. Field survey meter probe.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
Meriden. Nuclear Observation Post, 2018.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
This is the nuclear observation post on the slip road to the A45 at Eaves Green, decommissioned in 1991.
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This was 60 post, reporting to Coventry group control. It was one of 1563 Royal Observer Corps monitoring posts built around the UK to monitor nuclear detonations and fallout. I can remember a visit here when I was in the Corps and I still know the Chief Observer.
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