| Record added | 26/4/2001 |
| Post Name | MELLOR |
| OS Grid Reference | SD65723132 |
| County | Lancashire |
| Date opened | July 1959 |
| Date closed | October 1968 |
| Location | On a low mound 10 yards West of trig. station overlooking BAE Salmesbury Airfield. A millennium viewpoint pillar has been erected alongside encroaching onto the top of the post |
| Description | SEALED Most surface features remain intact with some green paint remaining and some soil erosion around both shafts. The BPI pipe has gone. The louvres on the ventilation shaft adjacent to the access shaft have been removed and the holes filled with concrete. There is some damage to the main ventilation shaft. The shaft is sealed with a four foot thick stone slab which has an interpretation panel fixed two it giving a brief description of the ROC's function with an exploded diagram of the post. |
| Remaining Surface Structures |
None |
| Date of Visit | 9.4.2000 & 10.4.2003 |
| Future Actions |
Photo by Nick Catford
Photo by Nick Catford