Visited with Dick Derpin.
I'd intended to keep everything local this summer because of a lack of funds and an aged car, but in the end I came to the conclusion that we'd done almost everything accessible within an hours drive. After some pondering I also realised that I've lost 'the spark' with most facets of Urbex. The only thing at the moment that really buzzes me is WW2 and underground stuff, so I set to work on finding something new outside of Kent...
I'd seen these fuel stores knocking around online not long ago and I managed to rope Dick Derpin into meeting up and driving down there... We were pleasantly surprised to find access and had a damn good old fashioned mooch about for over 3 hours! It's been a really long time since I've done a wartime site this big and in such good condition. An impressive place indeed.
The depot is 120+ foot underground, with 30cm thick walls. It was built in the 1930s to store fuel for the Navy. A number of men died building it because of collapses. It was decommissioned in the 90s.
One of the portals.
The passages here are some of the longest I've ever been in.
Bolted hatches which seem to lead to the reservoirs.
Some mad sets of stairs too.
Slope with a track for some kind of cart.
Shelter.
Pump room. I struggled to get shots in here because the room was flooded with oil and water and I had only carrier bags tied to my feet
Not only that, but it stank. The air was thick and hazy, so we didn't hang about long.
Group shot.
To finish, it was a really sweet site and topped off an excellent summer. Big up to DD for driving.
Thanks for looking,
SJ.
I'd intended to keep everything local this summer because of a lack of funds and an aged car, but in the end I came to the conclusion that we'd done almost everything accessible within an hours drive. After some pondering I also realised that I've lost 'the spark' with most facets of Urbex. The only thing at the moment that really buzzes me is WW2 and underground stuff, so I set to work on finding something new outside of Kent...
I'd seen these fuel stores knocking around online not long ago and I managed to rope Dick Derpin into meeting up and driving down there... We were pleasantly surprised to find access and had a damn good old fashioned mooch about for over 3 hours! It's been a really long time since I've done a wartime site this big and in such good condition. An impressive place indeed.
The depot is 120+ foot underground, with 30cm thick walls. It was built in the 1930s to store fuel for the Navy. A number of men died building it because of collapses. It was decommissioned in the 90s.
One of the portals.
The passages here are some of the longest I've ever been in.
Bolted hatches which seem to lead to the reservoirs.
Some mad sets of stairs too.
Slope with a track for some kind of cart.
Shelter.
Pump room. I struggled to get shots in here because the room was flooded with oil and water and I had only carrier bags tied to my feet
Not only that, but it stank. The air was thick and hazy, so we didn't hang about long.
Group shot.
To finish, it was a really sweet site and topped off an excellent summer. Big up to DD for driving.
Thanks for looking,
SJ.
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Was not prepared for that much oil though! Especially all the oil filled holes in the floor...was like the Bawdsey plant room all over again. It must be on my bag though because I'm smelling it in Poland 
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