The bunkers were designed to serve as boltholes for the town's leadership and emergency services from where they could coordinate activity and communications in the event of nuclear attack.
Rear
Doncaster's was built in the '60s under the Coroner's Court.
Front
It's now in the process of demolishment, so it was decided to carry out a perfunctory inspection before a game of darts at the welcoming Corner Pin pub around the corner.
Above was the Signals room. Compare with the photo below of SubBrit's visit in 2003.
All rooms were largely stripped out and it was difficult to determine their use, but there would have been Administration, Operations, Scientists & Reconnaissance, Conference & Controllers and Plant, as well as toilets and a kitchen.
Emergency hatch
With the removal of such refuges, we can hope their need is now also gone.
... and they always told us that there was no 'seat of local government' around Doncaster ...... however I remember the Corner Pin very well as the place for a last half before a bag of chips from Newtons and catching the bus to Balby.
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