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Once
the visitor has passed through the double gas sealed doors
underground he or she will find that the bunker consists of
two levels.
If
entering from the West entrance (No 8 on map), directly ahead
lies a corridor with doors to the Plant Room on the left (No
1). The corridor in front of these doors contains a stairwell
that goes down to the lower level and the Operations Room
(No 2). Beyond this were teleprinter rooms leading to the
East Exit (No 10) and toilets (No 7). Also along this corridor
lies the Auxiliary Battery Room (No 9) which would have been
used in case of power failure. This room contains racks of
acid filled glass batteries and a maintenance log book. Indeed
the last entries in the log book are from the late 1960's
when the bunker was used during the Cold War.
Right
next to the Battery Room are some stairs that lead to the
upper level. Going up these stairs one can find the Sleeping
Quarters (No 6), a mess room (No 5) and more toilets (No 7).
Around this area is the Air Officer in Command office (No
4), just across the corridor from the Controllers Cabin (No
3). This is where Air Force and Naval representatives would
have overlooked the plotting table through curved glass windows
in the Operations Room (No 2).
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