Due to some complications with my salary, I had to head on down to the Inland Revenue Enquiries centre in Cambridge.

I initially Googled it - it turned out that the OSM namefinder knew where it was if I just typed "Inland Revenue, Cambridge". Even with all the time I spend on it, I'm often pleasantly surprised by just how much OSM "knows".

Whilst I was down there, I took the opportunity to map some features on Brooklands Avenue. I also improved the road / car park data for the Eastbrook (Government offices) site and the Cambridge University Press site. I traced the outline of the Government offices from satellite view. It's on the Osmarender layer now; needs a little clean up but i think it's useful detail to have.

Interesting fact:

Not many people realise that Cambridge, UK has a nuclear bunker. Not just any nuclear bunker - one designed to support a regional government for the East of England during a nuclear way. It even has a BBC studio for making broadcasts from.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/features/2003/10/cambridge_nuclear_bunker.shtml
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/c/cambridge/index.html

I knew the bunker was somewhere off Brooklands Avenue but have previously had no luck figuring out *where*. Before going to the tax office, I took another look at the above articles and noticed that the bunker was at the back of a Government offices site - ah ha. I debated over whether to ask the tax advisor about it; he might think I was mad. When I eventually asked him (after sorting my PAYE!) he became quite animated told me something interesting - apparently there is a nuclear bunker on site and it has recently been sold. There had been a For Sale sign out on the road. Must have made for an interesting Estate Agent listing...

I walked / cycled around the area, keeping a lookout for bunkery things. No luck. So I've narrowed down the location somewhat but the exact location is still a mystery. Maybe I'll have a look for it on the Yahoo imagery; it'd be a cool thing to have on the map.