Burlington Bunker, Underground Corsham Urbex

The Central Government War Headquarters (CGWHQ) is a 35-acre complex built 120 feet (37 m) underground as the United Kingdom's emergency government war headquarters – the hub of the country's alternative seat of power outside London during a nuclear war or conflict with the Soviet Union. It is located in Corsham, Wiltshire, in a former Bath stone quarry known as Spring Quarry, under the present-day MoD Corsham  In 1940, during the Second World War, the site was acquired by the Minister of Aircraft Production and used as an underground engine factory

The complex was known variously as "Stockwell", "Subterfuge", "Burlington", "Turnstile", "Chanticleer", "Peripheral", and "Site 3". It was also nicknamed "Hawthorn" by journalist Duncan Campbell, who first revealed its existence in his 1982 book War Plan UK. It was also mentioned by Peter Laurie in his 1979 revised edition of Beneath the City Streets.

In 2013, parts of CGWHQ were made scheduled monuments relating to Cold War history. Additionally a number of underground murals painted by Olga Lehmann are Grade II* listed. East to west, they are:

Tunnel Quarry

Slope Shaft (Emergency Exit)

Kitchen, Canteen, Laundry, Dining and Washroom areas

Prime Minister's Rooms and Operations Rooms

Radio Studio

GPO Telephone Exchange

Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room

Quarry Operations Centre murals


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