Guidebook: York Cold War Bunker

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An eerie reminder of the Cold War, the protected headquarters of the Royal Observer Corps No. 20 Group are sunk several metres below the ground on the outskirts of York. Here, up to 60 scientists & trained civilians worked in preparation against nuclear attack. An open secret, the very existence of the bunker would have warned the Soviet Union of Britain’s preparedness to withstand attack & to seal off its workforce from potentially contaminated outside world. This guide contains a tour & history of a site which evokes a chilling period of recent history. Key

Features: 12 pages Paperback Published in 2014