Everything tagged: Artillery Observation Post

As mentioned in the Mt Nicholson thread, I came across this PB back in 2000 and have never been back since. 

It's to the South of the old Mt Nicholson governemnt apartments, now demolished for the new Wheelock development. I remember the PB being located on a flat, slightly elevated piece of ground, with steps leading up to it. I recollect it being fairly exposed, i.e. not dug into the hill. Someone had cultivated a garden in the flat ground beside it.

Here are notes and video from a recent visit to the wartime Artillery Observation Post at Middle Spur, overlooking Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay.

Video of Middle Spur AOP today

Middle Spur in the fighting, 1941

In good condition, although the entrance is partially blocked due to a small landslip outside the entrance.   Separate concrete object on ground level approx 2m to the east of bunker - by appearance could be a second airvent, in addition to standard airvent on top of bunker.   Approx 2m to rear still remains a trench, and then another trench 2m to the rear of that one.

There is also an OP on Mt. Parker: on the slope beside the road leading to the peak, some 50m back from the gate of the radar station.