Hello there,
This is my first report so please be easy on me! Not to sure if anyone would be interested in this but got talked into posting it plus have not seen anything on DP about this site so hope you enjoy!
This is the site of the underground naval hq and communications center at Portland in Dorset. I have been researching this for quite some time now together with Portland in general. After a lot of googling and speaking to a few people (cheers underitall) me and bonecollector decided we were going to crack this one as it seems the most interesting site on Portland and possibly one of the most difficult or out of the way ones to get to!
A little history taken from www.subbrit.org.uk/
With the strategic importance of the Dockyard an underground headquarters and communications centre was planned in 1940. Two tunnels were driven deep into the hillside to the rear of the dockyard leading to a series of underground rooms based around a central ring. The new underground headquarters was completed by 1941.
There were two pairs of entrance tunnels, each pair joining to form single tunnels after twenty yards. At this junction toilets, washrooms and a small guardroom (in the western tunnel) were located with the twin tunnels extending into the hillside for a further 150 feet to two airlocks.
All that stands now are stripped out tunnels which go to a complex of about 18 rooms one of containing a large generator. The underground headquarters could be brought to a state of readiness within eight weeks if required.
Please excuse the crap camera and quality of pictures!
Entrance number one of four.
The walk in through entrance number 1
The tunnel construction is the same method used in the London underground.
One of two main airlocks.
First part of main rooms.
Old generator, only last part of equipment remaining.
Main corridor to rooms.
Second airlock.
Evidence of recent activity.
One room.
More rooms.
Thanks for looking.
Dazaf
This is my first report so please be easy on me! Not to sure if anyone would be interested in this but got talked into posting it plus have not seen anything on DP about this site so hope you enjoy!
This is the site of the underground naval hq and communications center at Portland in Dorset. I have been researching this for quite some time now together with Portland in general. After a lot of googling and speaking to a few people (cheers underitall) me and bonecollector decided we were going to crack this one as it seems the most interesting site on Portland and possibly one of the most difficult or out of the way ones to get to!
A little history taken from www.subbrit.org.uk/
With the strategic importance of the Dockyard an underground headquarters and communications centre was planned in 1940. Two tunnels were driven deep into the hillside to the rear of the dockyard leading to a series of underground rooms based around a central ring. The new underground headquarters was completed by 1941.
There were two pairs of entrance tunnels, each pair joining to form single tunnels after twenty yards. At this junction toilets, washrooms and a small guardroom (in the western tunnel) were located with the twin tunnels extending into the hillside for a further 150 feet to two airlocks.
All that stands now are stripped out tunnels which go to a complex of about 18 rooms one of containing a large generator. The underground headquarters could be brought to a state of readiness within eight weeks if required.
Please excuse the crap camera and quality of pictures!
Entrance number one of four.
The walk in through entrance number 1
The tunnel construction is the same method used in the London underground.
One of two main airlocks.
First part of main rooms.
Old generator, only last part of equipment remaining.
Main corridor to rooms.
Second airlock.
Evidence of recent activity.
One room.
More rooms.
Thanks for looking.
Dazaf
