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MoD Corsham: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room is a Cold War underground facility located near Corsham in Wiltshire. The structure dates to the mid-twentieth century and forms part of the extensive quarried and adapted subterranean complex developed for civil defence purposes. The Lamson Terminus Room represents infrastructure associated with pneumatic communication systems designed to facilitate government continuity during nuclear conflict. The facility reflects the strategic importance placed on protected communications networks during the height of the Cold War period.
MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1409121. View the official record →
MoD Corsham: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room is a Cold War underground facility located near Corsham in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1409121.
MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1409121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including MoD CORSHAM: Prime Minister's Rooms and Operations Rooms (0.1 km), MoD CORSHAM: Quarry Working Areas in West Lung, Spring Quarry (0.8 km), Three bowl barrows 160m south west of Hatt House (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.