{"id":7843,"date":"2017-10-24T22:57:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=7843"},"modified":"2022-09-24T12:58:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T11:58:49","slug":"passive-defence-hq-lyness-hoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/passive-defence-hq-lyness-hoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive Defence HQ, Lyness, Hoy."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This observation building served as the main control centre&nbsp;for the Lyness Naval Base Air Raid Precaution System. There appears to be the remains of a periscope cupola above the (much enlarged) doorway to the front of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"passive defence\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRb5enBTLeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1150547_8_9Enhancer.jpg\"><img 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