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New Burlington Website

26th November 2009 10:08

Nettleden.comNettleden.com have launched a brand new mini-site which aims to be the ultimate online source for Burlington information, photos and videos.

1960s: Cold War cabinet headquarterters

3rd January 2009 19:59

The TimesDocuments detailing Government plans to rule from an underground bunker have been revealed. At the height of the Cold War in the 1960s ministers were briefed on the location of a secret rendezvous.

Enormous nuclear bunker for sale

9th November 2005 13:36

BBC NewsA nuclear bunker made to house the government and civil servants in the event of nuclear attack is for sale. The existence of the underground complex at Corsham was kept secret until recently.

For sale: Britain's underground city

30th October 2005 09:59

The TimesThe most underpopulated town in Britain is being put on the market. But there will be no estate agent's blurb extolling the marvellous views of the town for sale: true, it has a Wiltshire address...

Time, Please... 120 Feet Down

28th October 2005 15:43

Mirror.co.ukBritain's deepest pub is up for a £40million revamp. The 120ft-deep Rose & Crown is part of the underground town built in Wiltshire as a secret base for the PM after a nuclear attack.

Inside the Secret Bunker

5th October 2005 11:22

Sky NewsThink of just about any major military operation involving British forces in the past couple of decades and you may be surprised to learn that the key commanders were based underground.

Cold War bunker offered for sale

28th April 2005 15:09

BBC NewsA former nuclear bunker measuring just 15ft by 7ft 6ins has been put up for sale with a guide price of £10,000. The old Royal Observer Corps post is at Marshfield, South Gloucestershire.

Secret Underground Wiltshire

18th March 2005 10:38

BBC WiltshireCrawling through a gap between two huge bath stone boulders, feet first, he gingerly lowers himself down on to a ladder and into the darkness.

Last orders in underground pub

19th February 2004 09:01

BBC NewsA replica pub inside a radiation-proof bunker in Wiltshire is among the most secure places on Earth. Science magazine Focus says the "1960s Bar" is the world's most secure pub.

Inside Britain's secret suburban bunker

3rd October 2001 11:07

BBC NewsThink of just about any major military operation involving British forces in the past couple of decades and you may be surprised to learn that the key commanders were based underground.

Dr Strangelove bunker under Wiltshire

7th January 1999 10:36

The TelegraphThe Cold War bunker where the Prime Minister was to sit like Dr Strangelove "reconstructing" Britain in the wake of a nuclear attack will be shown for the first time on British television tonight.

 
 

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