This was the fifth location on the July 2007 DP meet up in Stoke-on-Trent. We were Stafforshireranger (our resident host), SmileySal, World of Shadows, Reaperman, Braveheart and me, Foxylady. World of Shadows and Reaperman just joined us for the first four locations then went off to do something else.
A little background information: Royal Observer Corps Monitor Posts were part of the cold war defence system in Britain between 1955 and 1991. Underground structures manned by volunteers, the majority of ROC Posts were built to a standard design comprising a toilet/store and a monitoring room and accessed by a 14-foot-deep access shaft and ladder.
Opened in 1962 and closed in 1991, this one at Silverdale was a Master Post. According to Subterranea Britannica some artefacts remained in 2006, including furniture, switch boxes, original papers, fire blanket box, BPI mount and several other things.
I don't remember if anyone mentioned what they saw, so I don't know what, or if, any of the artefacts remained. However, Sub Brit mentions that it had been burnt out internally and the hatch had been removed by 2018. More can be read on Sub Brit here.
I wasn't able to manage the ladder to go in, which is a shame as this was my first and only ROC Post. Smiley Sal made a good start but couldn't do it either, so we left it to Staffordshireranger and Braveheart.
An old explore, but looking for it on DP I only came across one short thread with its photos removed, so it seemed a good idea to post one in. Cheers.
A little background information: Royal Observer Corps Monitor Posts were part of the cold war defence system in Britain between 1955 and 1991. Underground structures manned by volunteers, the majority of ROC Posts were built to a standard design comprising a toilet/store and a monitoring room and accessed by a 14-foot-deep access shaft and ladder.
Opened in 1962 and closed in 1991, this one at Silverdale was a Master Post. According to Subterranea Britannica some artefacts remained in 2006, including furniture, switch boxes, original papers, fire blanket box, BPI mount and several other things.
I don't remember if anyone mentioned what they saw, so I don't know what, or if, any of the artefacts remained. However, Sub Brit mentions that it had been burnt out internally and the hatch had been removed by 2018. More can be read on Sub Brit here.
I wasn't able to manage the ladder to go in, which is a shame as this was my first and only ROC Post. Smiley Sal made a good start but couldn't do it either, so we left it to Staffordshireranger and Braveheart.
An old explore, but looking for it on DP I only came across one short thread with its photos removed, so it seemed a good idea to post one in. Cheers.
