An excavation, undertaken by Wessex Archaeology [Alliance member] uncovered an unusual Underground Monitoring Post (UGMP), dating back to the Cold War.
Archaeologists excavating the site in Berkshire as part of the Wokingham Borough Council’s Major Highways Programme, uncovered the post after an anomaly was spotted on the site’s preliminary survey results.
The structure, part of a national network of 1,563 strategically placed UGMPs, was built for the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) in January 1961, part of preparations for the reporting of radioactive fall-out, should a nuclear strike occur.
You can read more about the excavation and what was uncovered on the Wessex Archaeology website.