Welcome to The Kenton Bar Bunker website.

There are dozens of underground bunkers dotted around the UK from the tip of northern Scotland to South Cornwall, many dating from World War 2. A few are still in use while some have been rediscovered and documented but a few have been forgotten about, keeping their secrets locked underground forever.

All bunkers can tell a story; and this is a story of a little known bunker in the North East of England which started out as home to No 13 Group Fighter Command, playing a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain before making the transformation into RAF Blakelaw and playing its part in the Cold War.

Initially the results of my research into the Kenton Bunker were to be published in book form only; this means that some of the pages within this website are quite text heavy. I could have omitted certain sections and trimmed down paragraphs, however I felt that this would not have given a full overview and complete history of the Kenton Bar Bunker.
I hope you enjoy this site.