{"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>This observation building served as the main control centre&nbsp;for the Lyness Naval Base Air Raid Precaution System. 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