Second world war ‘brain’ bunker in cliffs of Dover opens to public
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The bunker, entered via a hatch in a field, controlled a gun battery used to attack German ships in Channel
The Fan Bay plotting room was secretly mothballed in 1957 and rediscovered in 2017. Photograph: John Miller/National Trust Images/John MillerThe Fan Bay plotting room was secretly mothballed in 1957 and rediscovered in 2017. Photograph: John Miller/National Trust Images/John MillerSecond world war ‘brain’ bunker in cliffs of Dover opens to public
Hidden bunker, entered via a hatch in a field, controlled a gun battery used to attack German ships in Channel
It has been kept secret for decades, buried four metres deep into the white cliffs of Dover. But from Friday, members of the public will finally be able to visit apioneering command bunker that was ordered by Winston Churchill and proved a vital defence during the second world war.
