Civil defence centres in London

Civil defence centres in London

During the Cold War every London Borough was obliged to have a Civil Defence centre. These were controversial structures as it was widely believed that planning for the aftermath of nuclear war was both expensive and pointless.

London was called Region 5 and had its Regional Seat of Government in a re-used Radar Station at Kelvedon Hatch in Essex. Below this level it was split into 5 groups - North, North East, North West, South East and South West. Each group had a control centre. Below this each borough had one as well.

List of Civil Defence Centres in London

North Group

North East Group

North West Group

South East Group

South West Group

See also