former UNITER Bunker (Rawcliffe)

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A Defence Estates document published on the Internet in early 2006 revealed that a hardened, blast-proof, above-ground communications bunker adjoining the Rawcliffe Bridge GPSS depot was being put up for sale by the MoD. It was built in 1992 and had formerly played a vital role providing secure voice and data links in the UK's Defence Fixed Telecommunications System (DFTS) network called UNITER, designed by Marconi.

The decommissioned UNITER Building is hidden away at the far west end of the Rawcliffe Bridge GPSS Depot and comes complete with numerous emergency back-up generators. It is situated in a secure compound at the end of the Gossips Wood Road and is shown clearly on the 1:10000 scale map from MAGIC. The Rawcliffe bunker was successfully sold at a London auction in December 2006 for £149,000.

www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret3.htm#GPSS