York Cold War Bunker

The York Cold War Bunker is a two-storey, semi-subterranean, Cold War bunker in the Holgate area of York, England, built in 1961 to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout in Yorkshire, in the event of nuclear war.

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Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill; ROC 20 Group HQ; Royal Observer Corps 20 Group Headquarters; York Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, military museum, English Heritage, bunker, United Kingdom, Royal Observer Corps Midland Sector, United Kingdom, 
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Location: 53.9568, -1.1167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Battle of Sherburn in Elmet ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Gwen Ystrat ⓘ
  575 legendary battle

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  Battle of the Winwaed ⓘ
  655 battle

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  Battle of York ⓘ
  867 battle between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

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  Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ
  1066 battle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Battle of Fulford ⓘ
  battle fought on 20 September 1066 near York in England

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  Battle of Myton ⓘ
  1319 battle in the First Scottish War of Independence

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  Battle of Boroughbridge ⓘ
  1322 battle of the Wars of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Bramham Moor ⓘ
  1408 final battle of the Percy Rebellion

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  Battle of Towton ⓘ
  battle during the English Wars of the Roses, renownedly bloody

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  Battle of Ferrybridge ⓘ
  1461 battle

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  Pilgrimage of Grace ⓘ
  1536 uprising against Henry VIII in England

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  Battle of Tadcaster ⓘ
  1642 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Seacroft Moor ⓘ
  1643 battle

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  Battle of Selby ⓘ
  1644 battle

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  Siege of York ⓘ
  siege of the English Civil War (1644)

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  Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
  1644 battle of the First English Civil War

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  York Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  RAF Shipton ⓘ
  former Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

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  Harewood Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Knaresborough Castle ⓘ
  Ruined fortress in North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Sheriff Hutton Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Spofforth Castle ⓘ
  castle in Spofforth with Stockeld, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  York Army Museum ⓘ
  military museum in United Kingdom

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  Tower Street drill hall ⓘ
  building in York, England

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  The Kohima Museum ⓘ
  military museum in York, England, United Kingdom

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  The Second World War Experience Centre ⓘ
  museum in Otley, West Yorkshire, England

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  Clifford's Tower ⓘ
  ruined keep of York Castle, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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575 Battle of Gwen Ystrat

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655 Battle of the Winwaed

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867 Battle of York

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1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge

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1066 Battle of Fulford

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1319 Battle of Myton

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1322 Battle of Boroughbridge

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1408 Battle of Bramham Moor

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1461 Battle of Towton

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1461 Battle of Ferrybridge

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1536 Pilgrimage of Grace

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1642 Battle of Tadcaster

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1643 Battle of Seacroft Moor

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1644 Battle of Selby

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1644 Siege of York

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1644 Battle of Marston Moor

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1918 — 1993 RAF Shipton

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1100 Knaresborough Castle

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1382 Sheriff Hutton Castle

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1400 Spofforth Castle

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1885 Tower Street drill hall

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1990 The Kohima Museum

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1998 The Second World War Experience Centre

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1245 Clifford's Tower

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York Bunker

No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ: York cold war bunker

York ROC Bunker

York Cold War Bunker

York Cold War Bunker (8631)

York Cold War Bunker (8688)

York Cold War Bunker (8613)

York Cold War Bunker (8679)

York Cold War Bunker (8672)

York Cold War Bunker (8615)

• York Cold War Bunker - guidebook first published in 2010, English
• No. 20 Group Royal Observer Corps Protected Headquarters, York, 1961–91 - scientific article published in June 2008

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	500	Elmet		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Sherburn in Elmet	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	575	Battle of Gwen Ystrat	legendary battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	655	Battle of the Winwaed	battle, Oswiu of Northumbria, Penda of Mercia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	867	Battle of York	Kingdom of Northumbria, battle, Great Heathen Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1066	Battle of Stamford Bridge	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1066	Battle of Fulford	battle, Kingdom of England, Norwegian Jarldom of Orkney, Kingdom of Norway	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1319	Battle of Myton	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1322	Battle of Boroughbridge	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1408	Battle of Bramham Moor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Towton	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Ferrybridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1536	Pilgrimage of Grace	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Tadcaster	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Seacroft Moor	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Selby	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of York	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Marston Moor	Roundhead, Covenanters, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea page@	issue 40	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea page@	issue 18	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1884	Cochrane Shipbuilders	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	bunker		York Cold War Bunker	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, military museum, English Heritage, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1918	RAF Shipton	Royal Air Force station, air base, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Harewood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Knaresborough Castle	local authority museum, local museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1382	Sheriff Hutton Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Spofforth Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		York Army Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Tower Street drill hall	drill hall, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	The Kohima Museum	independent museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	The Second World War Experience Centre	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower	1245	Clifford's Tower	English Heritage, keep	Wikidata
commons	image		York Bunker		Commons
commons	image		No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ: York cold war bunker		Commons
commons	image		York ROC Bunker		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker (8631)		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker (8688)		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker (8613)		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker (8679)		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker (8672)		Commons
commons	image		York Cold War Bunker (8615)		Commons