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1. The History
This one’s a revisit and not found anything new history-wise so check out the details HERE
2. The Explore
Got a tip-off that there were some bits I didn’t see first time around. Namely a bomb store hidden in the woods. This is the first time that I have used a Lidar search to locate things. Used this site HERE
Having parked up on the lay-by on the A1 made my way across farmer’s fields and through a wood to where I thought the bomb store was located. I didn’t know what to expect as I’d seen no pictures of the bomb store. Luck would have it that it is still there. It’s nothing spectacular but given this place has never been covered before quite exciting.
On the way back I decided to break cover from the woods and have another look at the watch tower. Bad move. Just as I was walking towards the watch tower the farmer drove past with his dog trailing his Land Rover. I instinctively hit the deck hoping he’d not spotted me. A few seconds later he drew up beside me, me lying prone. “Who do you think you are? Some special agent?” After a brief chat he established I wasn’t there to do anything other than take pictures, and having taken my picture, he told me to sling my hook. Which I duly did! So, nothing spectacular this one but nice to find something that doesn’t appear to have been previously documented.
3. The Pictures
img6684 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Woolfox Bomb 07 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6677 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6676 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6675 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6674 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Nature very much taking the place back over:
Woolfox Bomb 06 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6683 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Woolfox Bomb 05 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6665 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside the first of three bomb stores:
Woolfox Bomb 02 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the second one:
Woolfox Bomb 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Note RSJ reinforced concrete roof:
Woolfox Bomb 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr
An original WWII fuse box:
Woolfox Bomb 03 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6669 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some more of the electrics:
img6663 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6682 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6679 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Another building in the woods:
img6685 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And finally, a couple of snaps of the watchtower, post being rumbled by the farmer:
img6687 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img6688 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This one’s a revisit and not found anything new history-wise so check out the details HERE
2. The Explore
Got a tip-off that there were some bits I didn’t see first time around. Namely a bomb store hidden in the woods. This is the first time that I have used a Lidar search to locate things. Used this site HERE
Having parked up on the lay-by on the A1 made my way across farmer’s fields and through a wood to where I thought the bomb store was located. I didn’t know what to expect as I’d seen no pictures of the bomb store. Luck would have it that it is still there. It’s nothing spectacular but given this place has never been covered before quite exciting.
On the way back I decided to break cover from the woods and have another look at the watch tower. Bad move. Just as I was walking towards the watch tower the farmer drove past with his dog trailing his Land Rover. I instinctively hit the deck hoping he’d not spotted me. A few seconds later he drew up beside me, me lying prone. “Who do you think you are? Some special agent?” After a brief chat he established I wasn’t there to do anything other than take pictures, and having taken my picture, he told me to sling my hook. Which I duly did! So, nothing spectacular this one but nice to find something that doesn’t appear to have been previously documented.
3. The Pictures
img6684 by HughieDW, on FlickrWoolfox Bomb 07 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6677 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6676 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6675 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6674 by HughieDW, on FlickrNature very much taking the place back over:
Woolfox Bomb 06 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6683 by HughieDW, on FlickrWoolfox Bomb 05 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6665 by HughieDW, on FlickrInside the first of three bomb stores:
Woolfox Bomb 02 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd the second one:
Woolfox Bomb 01 by HughieDW, on FlickrNote RSJ reinforced concrete roof:
Woolfox Bomb 04 by HughieDW, on FlickrAn original WWII fuse box:
Woolfox Bomb 03 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6669 by HughieDW, on FlickrSome more of the electrics:
img6663 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6682 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6679 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnother building in the woods:
img6685 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd finally, a couple of snaps of the watchtower, post being rumbled by the farmer:
img6687 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg6688 by HughieDW, on Flickr
