Brislington War Room
England · Military Site · February 2022
- Country
- England
- Type
- Military Site
- Published
- February 2022
- Contributor
- UrbandonedTeam
- Images
- 15 photographs
- Videos
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History
The Brislington War Room is located to the rear of a small government estate housing social security offices and the local driving test centre in Flowers Hill, Brislington, 2 miles south east of the town centre. Within a few years of opening in the early 1950’s, the regional war rooms became obsolete and the building was rented to Avon County Council. It was used as their County Borough Control until 1981 when the Home Office increased the rent and the County Council refused to pay; since that date it has been unused. The whole site is now owned by a management company and the ‘H block’ offices leased back to various government departments; the bunker however remains derelict and its future is uncertain. The building is now completely covered by Virginia Creeper including the three ventilation towers on the roof.
Starting on the upper floor. The bunker boasts a two storey sunken design, surrounding a command centre.
Blast door.
Diesel generator covered in dust.
Various control rooms overlooked the operations room, with their curved windows designed to stop reflections, providing the occupants with a clear view of the arrangements going ahead below.
Canteen.
Operations room.
Signals room.
