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Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters

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Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters

Summary

Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is a former building or structure[1].

Key Facts

  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is located in Winchester[2].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's instance of is recorded as former building or structure[4].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's instance of is recorded as bunker[5].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's instance of is recorded as Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters[6].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is operated by Royal Observer Corps[7].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's postal code is recorded as SO23 7EX[8].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is part of Royal Observer Corps Metropolitan Sector[9].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is used for museum[10].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is used for headquarters[11].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's occupant is recorded as Royal Observer Corps[12].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's occupant is recorded as Royal Observer Corps Museum[13].
  • 1942 marks the founding of Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters[14].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters was dissolved in 2008[15].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's OS grid reference is recorded as SU 4837 3098[16].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's OS grid reference is recorded as SU4838130989[17].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.076193, 'longitude': -1.310771, 'precision': 1e-06}[18].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's described at URL is recorded as https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/winchester-roc-no-14-group-hq.2592/[19].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's described at URL is recorded as https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/winchester-roc-group-14-hq-hampshire-25-03-07.11258/[20].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's described at URL is recorded as https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1154194&recordType=GreyLitSeries[21].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's described at URL is recorded as https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/record?titleId=3485731[22].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[23].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's described by source is recorded as Subterranea[24].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[25].
  • Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed[26].

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Geography

Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Winchester[2]. It is part of Royal Observer Corps Metropolitan Sector[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former building or structure[4], bunker[5], and Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters[6]. Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[25].

History and Context

1942 marks the founding of Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . hampshirechronicle.co.uk. hampshirechronicle.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . hampshirechronicle.co.uk. hampshirechronicle.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Royal Observer Corps Metropolitan Sector
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Imported from → —
    Instance of → former building or structure, bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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