Site Records


Site Name: Fort Southwick

James Callaghan Drive
Portsmouth, Hampshire
OS Grid Ref: SU628069

Sub Brit site visit 3rd December 2002

[Source: Nick Catford]

UNDERGROUND COMBINED HEADQUARTERS (WW2 Tunnels)

Entrance to east stairs

Entrance to east stairs

Entrance to west stairs

South Adit

Diesel Tunnel and
later NATO Commcen
entrance

Ventilation fan at the
top of the east stairs

East stairs

Looking east along
tunnel linking east
and west stairs

Looking out towards
NATO commcen
entrance

Blast trap in NATO
commcen entrance
tunnel

Looking towards
Diesel Tunnel from
generator room

The generator room

Air conditioning
room

GPO carrier room

Link tunnel between
GPO V/F room and
GPO carrier room

Police keyboard
room (left)


For further pictures of the underground combined headquarters click here

Return to Fort Southwick home page .................................
Gallery 1 Entrance to the fort and the barrack block ...........
Gallery 2 The parade ground, dry ditch & Chemin de Ronde
Gallery 3 Victorian gun emplacements .................................
Gallery 4 Victorian tunnels, magazines and caponiers ..........
Gallery 5 Underground Combined Headquarters ................
Gallery 6 Underground Combined Headquarters ................
Paulsgrove Quarry - Underground radio station..................
1974 NATO Commcen ..... ...............................................


[Source: Nick Catford

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