In May 2002 I was fortunate enough to visit this post when it was dry and completely intact, there were maps on the walls, magazines in the drawers and even a message left by the last watch. Before I could return and take photographs the entrance was filled with soil and access was lost. Luckily Nick Catford managed to get photos around that time.
I always regretted the missed opportunity and not having recorded it when I had the chance, so those events were in my mind when I came to start up this website.
However after a lost decade the site is once again open.
Sadly due to the lid being thrown down the hole, water is getting in its in poor condition.
This metal plate was where the ‘Bomb Power Indicator’ was mounted.
The air vent has taken a lot of abuse, being nearly smashed to pieces.
Inside the entrance is now half-filled with soil
The contents of the post is generally trashed and all the papers and maps gone.
A couple of nice features still remain, such as a hand-written note about sounding the siren, protected from damp by glass.
The back of the door also has a notice of the post name and number still attached.
Hinderwell ROC Post – Back to where it all began.
