Region 6 War Room

The Region 6 War Room is a nuclear bunker dating from the early days of the Cold War, on the Whiteknights Park campus of the University of Reading in the English town of Reading. It is one of a number of such Regional War Rooms built during the 1950s and designed to co-ordinate civil defence in the event of an attack on the country using conventional bombs or atom bombs.

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Reading Regional War Room; Reading War Room; Reading War Room ('The Citadel'), University Of Reading; Reading War Room Region 6
Regional War Rooms, university building, bunker, United Kingdom,

Grade II listed building page^@
Grade I listed building page^@
British Listed Buildings page^@
Grade II listed park and garden page^@
Grade II* listed building page^@
Historic England research records page^@
National Heritage List for England page^@
Subterranea Britannica page^@

Location: 51.439, -0.9346, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Alencon Link bunker ⓘ
Cold war control bunker in Basingstoke, UK
Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker ⓘ
civil defence centre in Reading, UK
Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Berkshire, UK
Region 6 War Room ⓘ
nuclear bunker in Earley, Berkshire, England, UK
Warren Row ⓘ
chalk quarry used as an aircraft factory and regional seat of government
Woking Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Woking, Surrey
Grotto At Dropmore ⓘ
grotto in Taplow, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Grotto At Mill Bank ⓘ
grotto in Remenham, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK
Grotto in the Grounds of Ascot Place, to South of House at West End of Lake ⓘ
grotto in Winkfield, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, England, UK
Hellfire Caves ⓘ
network of man-made caverns in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Mother Ludlam's Cave ⓘ
cave in Farnham, Surrey, UK
The Grotto ⓘ
grotto in Basildon, West Berkshire, England, UK
Aldermaston Gravel Pits ⓘ
chalk quarry in the UK
Brimpton Pit ⓘ
chalk quarry in the UK
Cold Ash Quarry ⓘ
quarry in the UK
Emmer Green Mine ⓘ
chalk mine in the United Kingdom
Seale Chalk Pit ⓘ
chalk quarry in the UK
Sonning Works ⓘ
Gravel pit in the United Kingdom
South Lodge Pit ⓘ
protected area in Buckinghamshire, England
Winterbourne Chalk Pit ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Winterbourne in Berkshire
Wraysbury and Hythe End Gravel Pits ⓘ
Greywell Tunnel ⓘ
canal tunnel

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View of the remains of the recently demolished art department buildings with the cold War bunker (left) and agriculture building (right) visible in the background. The site is being cleared in preparation for the construction of the new ...

Nuclear bunker, Whiteknights Park, University of Reading

Region 6 War Room

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

link	page	Grade II listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page	Grade I listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page	British Listed Buildings page^@		Wikidata
link	page	Grade II listed park and garden page^@		Wikidata
link	page	Grade II* listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page	Historic England research records page^@		Wikidata
link	page	National Heritage List for England page^@		Wikidata
link	page	Subterranea Britannica page^@		Wikidata
site	bunker	Alencon Link bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre	Buckinghamshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker	Berkshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control	Bracknell Forest, Berkshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	Region 6 War Room	university building, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	Warren Row	chalk quarry, aircraft factory, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	Woking Borough Emergency Centre	Woking Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	cave	Grotto At Dropmore	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave	Grotto At Mill Bank	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave	Grotto in the Grounds of Ascot Place, to South of House at West End of Lake	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave	Hellfire Caves	show cave, fixed construction	Wikidata
site	cave	Mother Ludlam's Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave	The Grotto	grotto	Wikidata
site	mine	Aldermaston Gravel Pits	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	Brimpton Pit	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	Cold Ash Quarry	quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	Emmer Green Mine	underground limestone mine	Wikidata
site	mine	Seale Chalk Pit	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	Sonning Works	gravel pit	Wikidata
site	mine	South Lodge Pit	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	Winterbourne Chalk Pit	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	Wraysbury and Hythe End Gravel Pits	gravel pit	Wikidata
site	tunnel	Greywell Tunnel	canal tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image	View of the remains of the recently demolished art department buildings with the cold War bunker (left) and agriculture building (right) visible in the background. The site is being cleared in preparation for the construction of the new ...		Commons
commons	image	View of the remains of the recently demolished art department buildings with the cold War bunker (left) and agriculture building (right) visible in the background. The site is being cleared in preparation for the construction of the new ...		Commons
commons	image	Nuclear bunker, Whiteknights Park, University of Reading		Commons
commons	image	Nuclear bunker, Whiteknights Park, University of Reading		Commons
commons	image	Region 6 War Room		Commons
commons	image	Region 6 War Room		Commons

Region 6 War Room

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