Summary.

The importance of the Kenton Bar bunker cannot be emphasised enough. 20 feet under Newcastle, Air Vice Marshall Saul commanded his fighter forces and repelled a massive Luftwaffe attack, an attack of which the Germans never attempted again. Demonstrating that the Kenton Bar bunker leant a hand in determining the outcome of the Battle of Britain.
Latter years saw the bunker transform into a cold war asset, helping to maintain the defence and integrity of the UK.
For me it is sad to see such an important site become storage space for various government and council departments and to be eventually stripped of its fixtures and fitments and the doors welded closed. I suspect it will remain hidden and forgotten, residents living above and around the site, unaware that below them there used to be a bunker which helped to shape and mould the world in which we now live.
During the course of my investigation I have met many helpful and knowledgeable people. I would like to thank them all for their help, including Mr Ord who kindly showed me the Boulmer airfield and supplied me with maps and additional information and John Watson of Wimpey Homes for allowing me to enter the Kenton Bar bunker.
Finally, if you decide to visit the bunker or airfield for yourself, please remember not to trespass or cause annoyance to local residents, business or land owners. Thank you for your time.