Nuclear bunker crashes onto beach below in Tunstall after succumbing to coastal erosion

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For nearly 70 decades it has stood as a monitoring post in the event of nuclear war.

Now this nuclear bunker is at the mercy of the sea after finally crashing into the beach below in Tunstall, East Yorkshire.

Images and footage released earlier this month captured the Cold War-era building teetering perilously on the eroding cliff.

It’s believed the bunker, which was known as the Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Cops) Post, finally gave way to the elements some time on Friday.

TUNSTALL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: In this aerial view people view a decommissioned cold war nuclear observation post has fallen on to the beach after clinging perilously to the cliff face for the last month on January 24, 2026 in Tunstall, England. The decommissioned bunker, known as Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Corps), is believed to have been built in 1959 as a nuclear monitoring post during the Cold War. Rapid erosion along the East Yorkshire coastline left it exposed and caused it to collapse. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The bunker appears to be relatively intact despite crashing into the beach below (Picture: Getty)

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TUNSTALL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: In this aerial view people view a decommissioned cold war nuclear observation post has fallen on to the beach after clinging perilously to the cliff face for the last month on January 24, 2026 in Tunstall, England. The decommissioned bunker, known as Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Corps), is believed to have been built in 1959 as a nuclear monitoring post during the Cold War. Rapid erosion along the East Yorkshire coastline left it exposed and caused it to collapse. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
It’s understood the building collapsed some time on Friday (Picture: Getty)
TUNSTALL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: In this aerial view people view a decommissioned cold war nuclear observation post has fallen on to the beach after clinging perilously to the cliff face for the last month on January 24, 2026 in Tunstall, England. The decommissioned bunker, known as Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Corps), is believed to have been built in 1959 as a nuclear monitoring post during the Cold War. Rapid erosion along the East Yorkshire coastline left it exposed and caused it to collapse. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The nuclear bunker had been in Tunstall for around 70 years. Now it is at the mercy of the sea (Picture: Getty)

The building appears to be still intact while lying at the foot of the cliff.

The Environment Agency says the area around Tunstall has some of the fastest eroding coastline in the UK.

YouTuber Davey Robinson and his partner Tracy Charlon had been filming the impact of erosion in the area and the fate of the bunker.

Mr Robinson said: ‘The story of it just captured people’s hearts.’

Nuclear bunker going into the sea Tunstall, Hull
The outpost had been teetering perilously at the edge of the cliff, as pictured earlier this month (Picture: John Aron)
Nuclear bunker going into the sea Tunstall, Hull
The bunker was know as the Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Cops) Post (Picture: John Aron)

Their daily videos were dubbed ‘bunker watch’ and were viewed thousands of times.

According to Subterranea Britannica, the spotting station was closed in 1991.

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