The concrete structures here are the surface manifestation of Great Dunmow's secret Cold War nuclear bunker.
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| Interior |
Access shaft |
Established in the 1950s, the underground room here would have been the Control and Command centre for the Dunmow area in the event of a nuclear war. It would have been manned by a team of three, drawn from members of the Royal Observer Corps (monitoring radiation levels) and Civil Defence volunteers (providing local command, in radio communication with the Regional/National Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, which is now a local tourist attraction). They would have had sufficient 'iron ration' food supplies for several weeks incarceration.
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| A nuclear attack on London, as seen from Great Dunmow (artist's impression) |