NAVY CONTROL BUNKER Hidden under HOUSES

HMS Forward was a NAVY Command and Control Bunker which was dug under houses near the port of Newhaven. It was meant to be the central control for all information of naval plotting of ship positions.

Underground offices for wireless telegraphy, plotting, coding and telephone switch boards, signals distribution, sleeping accommodation and a simple canteen were constructed.

The construction details of the bunker are staggering: 1400 flagstones, 2000 breeze blocks, 3000 bricks, 20,000 Sq ft of plywood and roofing felt, copious quantities of concrete, gallons of white wash, air conditioning plant, 3 x 450 gallon water tanks, a standby diesel generator with fuel and all the electronic telecommunications kit and furniture. After the war much of this equipment was removed, looted and destroyed both officially and unofficially.

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Geoffrey Ellis of Newhaven Museum took it upon himself to be amongst the first people to enter the long sealed up bunker and to conduct a modern day survey with official permission from the property owners. His tireless work founded the “Friends of HMS Forward” conservation group and resulted in a book, “The Secret Tunnels of South Heighton” published by SB Publications in 1996. Any reader wishing to know more about the story of this bunker in exquisite detail should read a copy of this book. Recently a companion 70 minute DVD documentary film also available from Newhaven Museum, has been released.

more info here: http://www.secret-tunnels.co.uk/

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Hidden History with Ray - https://www.youtube.com/user/beale7125

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Dji Pocket 2 camera
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