tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post2932175686917722689..comments2024-03-20T12:03:26.126+00:00Comments on Thin Pinstriped Line: Chronicling the unthinkable. The history of the Central Government War Headquarters (BURLINGTON). Sir Humphreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704774192275240783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-53765000855922585622012-12-02T17:09:05.998+00:002012-12-02T17:09:05.998+00:00Not entirely Top Secret - it's mentioned in Ca...Not entirely Top Secret - it's mentioned in Campbell's "War plan UK", and that was published in 1982!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-81012851352214461392012-11-26T12:37:10.419+00:002012-11-26T12:37:10.419+00:00It always amuses me that it's existence was ke...It always amuses me that it's existence was kept a secret for so long. The Soviets had it cracked by the early 60s, MI5 realised this when the Soviet Naval Attache was found drunk in a local pub. (It seems he was snooping about and got distracted by some of the local ales. It could happen to anyone.) <br />The locals knew as well, for years they found themselves giving directions to various lost military officers, saying words to the effect of 'looking for the secret bunker? turn left at the Dog & Duck'. <br />(It's worth noting that TURNSTILE / BURLINGTON wasn't the only underground facility in the area and some are still extant.)PhilDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-292269770315140422012-11-25T17:14:40.960+00:002012-11-25T17:14:40.960+00:00Should have also have mentioned that there is an e...Should have also have mentioned that there is an excellent new book on Corsham also out by Nick Catford - Burlington: The Central Government Emergency War Headquarters at Corsham.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956440568/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-5564475307579067152012-11-23T18:45:10.503+00:002012-11-23T18:45:10.503+00:00Steve Fox has done some brilliant work in this are...Steve Fox has done some brilliant work in this area. Was going to mention his previous work, Struggle For Survival, but I see someone has beaten me to it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-82121120547054205542012-11-23T10:50:00.065+00:002012-11-23T10:50:00.065+00:00Well, it all sounds a bit Dad's Army crossed w...Well, it all sounds a bit Dad's Army crossed with Yes Minister now, but I can assure everyone it was bloody serious at the time. <br />We were in the West Atlantic in October 1962 and were not even bothering to write letters about goodbye. It didn't help when we were boarded by a bunch of American Marines looking for A-Bombs hidden in 28,000 tonnes of crude oil. They were very serious indeed.<br />Twenty five years later, I tangled with Yes Minister again when I was invited to partake in some follow up to the Corsham Idea and asked to advise HMG on the best way to keep UK Inc going in the event of another A-Bomb. This time the problem was Al-Qaeda and, again, it had to be done from underground.<br />I had visions of the aftermath when civil servants would pop up like gophers in a desert and rule the world.<br />Again.Derek McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124252642511948619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-77620726528915202152012-11-23T08:26:53.129+00:002012-11-23T08:26:53.129+00:00Have a look at Sub Britannica
http://www.subbrit....Have a look at Sub Britannica<br /><br />http://www.subbrit.org.uk/<br /><br />Fascinating stuff<br /><br />A couple of deeper links to Corsham related items<br /><br />http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/features/sfs/new_page_1.htm<br /><br />http://www.subbrit.org.uk/category/government-national-and-regional<br /><br />think defencehttp://www.thinkdefence.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-13500313884497515042012-11-22T20:55:21.709+00:002012-11-22T20:55:21.709+00:00In Canada we have the "Diefenbunker"!
ht...In Canada we have the "Diefenbunker"!<br />http://www.diefenbunker.ca/en_index.shtml<br /><br />Mark Collins<br />http://www.cdfai.org/the3dsblog/Mark Collinshttp://www.cdfai.org/the3dsblog/noreply@blogger.com