Secret (until now) Government Nuclear Bunker. part 1/2

This is where devolved central Government and military commanders would have run the east region of the U.K. if nuclear war had broken out. Built in great secrecy and under strict military security, and designed to support 600 people for 3 months. The walls are 10ft thick and over 40000 tons of cement were used to build them. The deepest point is about 120 ft. This is me and my nephew having a trip round the bunker. The music is a little heard version of imagine sung by John Lennon. form The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
The Bunker had three main lives. Initially as an RAF ROTOR Station and latterly a Regional Government Headquarters, with a brief period in the 1960's as a civil defence centre. There were also spare bunk beds in the tunnel, to help accommodate some of the hundreds of civilian and military personnel that would be stationed here in time of nuclear attack. The bunker was built on land requisitioned from the local farmer J.A.Parrish.Paradoxically as the heat of the Cold War died down, the bunker and it's ancillary systems were no longer required by the Government, and were costing up to 3 million pounds a year to keep on standby. Upon decommissioning in 1992 the bunker was bought back from the government by the Parrish family, at a closed bid public auction, and hence is now privately owned.


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[geoffck6969]

8:31 Dude's like a kid in a candy store...LOL...that's how I would be too if I visited a place like this.  Awesome! I wish you could have filmed the descent into the bunker from ground level to give us a sense on how deep this sucker was buried.

[Filmerfilms]

@geoffck6969 Yea I should of filmed walking through the door, when you walk in the front door its just one small room with a big steel door at the end of the room about 4 meters away, you walk through that and you are in the main tunnel that leads you to the bunker. ( thanks for your comments )

[ESAT070810]

where is this?



[Filmerfilms]

@ESAT070810 If you read the description of the vodeo it tells you where it is how to get there, the website, ect.

[DanielR305]

I remember when gaby roslyn and john leslie when blind folded in the cobra active cobra operations meeting room it looked high tech it look really impressive yet both gaby and john had to be blind folded down to the cobra room so they did know here to go to it again but what they did say it wasn't far from number 10 as they said they went after corridor after corridor and loads of security doors so they though

[Filmerfilms]

@DanielR305 Thanks for your comment, although I did'nt understand a word of it. Can anyone else tell me what it was all about????

[666absolute777]

When these Government officials, come out of thier Kush underground bunkers, blocking the bright sun with their lil anemic hands, we the new society of battle tested survivors controling the parched surface will be waiting for them.

[TheTomWarp]

I've been there! Not inside though. :D

[MrSlitskirts]

Great footage/subject matter; nice seeing all the old equipment. Regards.

[low72]

that is so badass, i would get so drunk / stoned / take psychedelics with friends, then get those small racing go karts like on mario and have races in those tunnels

[ABOMiiNATiONUK]

@TheTomWarp Yes

[TheTomWarp]

Is this the one in Essex by the climbing center activity place?

[AdstarAPAD]

got the feel of a hospital ward. I watched it till i could not stand that lenin garbage song.

[adam3176]

it would have been COOL in black and white... More Scary for the Effect.... yes Gov really cares about us.. they want to keep us safe

[geoffck6969]

@KYLENUMAN LOL! Clown!! 4000-6000 feet....sheesh!