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Nuclear bunker on Tunstall cliff is days away from falling into the sea
Summary
A Cold War–era nuclear bunker on Tunstall beach in East Yorkshire is now sitting at the cliff edge and is reported to be only days away from falling into the sea; East Riding Council has warned people to keep away and says the structure is on private land with no active intervention.
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A small Cold War-era nuclear monitoring bunker at Tunstall beach on the East Yorkshire coast is now exposed on the cliff edge after years of coastal erosion. The structure was built in 1959 for use by the Royal Observer Corps and was later decommissioned in the early 1990s. Local observers have filmed the site and reported the building is days away from dropping from the cliff face.
Reported facts:
- East Riding Council has warned the public to avoid the cliff top and beach near the structure and stated it holds no statutory responsibility for the building.
- The bunker is reported to be within inches of the cliff edge and an amateur historian said it is "a few days away" from falling into the sea.
- The land and any infrastructure were returned to the private landowner after military use, and management of the rural beach area sits with the Crown Estate; the local approach is recorded as "no active intervention".
Summary:
The site is a visible example of ongoing coastal erosion and is at immediate risk of being lost from the shoreline. Responsibility for the structure rests with the landowner and the Crown Estate, and there is no active coastal defence in place; whether the bunker will be moved or otherwise preserved is undetermined at this time.
