Abandoned WW2 Deep Level Shelter. 'Dumpy B' Langdon Hole Dover.

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The largely forgotten communications bunker at Langdon Hole was built in 1942 as one of the joint operation headquarters at Dover’s two underground wireless outstations. The Dover headquarters was based in the Dumpy level tunnels at nearby Dover Castle, and the shelter here at Langdon Hole was often referred to as “Dumpy B”.

The structure looks very similar to the coastal artillery deep shelters nearby, having the same structure of vaulted steel sheeting supported by colliery hoops, but there are many differences from the access stairs to the remaining plant.

The only possible access today is via the western entrance which included rails to allow heavy equipment to be brought in or removed, while the other entrance is blocked.

The complex consists of a pair of parallel longer tunnels, one originally containing the wireless station, while the other was for crew accommodation and everything else. These are linked by shorter link tunnels whose function is unknown, and there are additional rooms with the largest containing the generator that powered the plant and lighting.

Ventilation towers with moveable eyeball-like nozzles are another unusual feature, and are only otherwise found locally in the Dumpy tunnels under Dover Castle. They are believed to have a naval origin. The size of the ductwork is much greater than at the artillery deep shelters presumably due to the need to cool temperature gains from the mechanical plant.

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