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I only recently discovered urban exploring and am really excited at the thought of doing some of my own explores. Some of your pictures are really beautiful, especially the asylum pics. Any hints of tips would be great to help me get started 
Keep up the good work! x
Re: “upwood_39″
Greetings,
Ah, Upwood. Your shot is of what we called the “‘A’ Flight Classroom.” It’s not looking so hot in this image (despite the obvious fire damage.)
From 1984 – 1995 The Upwood Officers’ Mess was part of the “USAFE NCO Academy-North (later the “Mathies USAF Noncommissioned Officer Academy” and still later the “Mathies Professional Military Education Center”.) I was a USAF Master Sergeant and an instructor there from 1990-1995.
For a time, Upwood was the largest Professional Military Education center in the USAF, providing mid-level and upper-level professional development courses to airmen and noncommissioned officers throughout the European theater.
A Flight was the showplace classroom. In addition to daily classes, we also met DVs there. In 1993 I personally briefed a contingent from the Czech Air Force in this classroom. They were quite interested in how the free world developed their noncommissioned officers.
You also have a shot of what was once the Sergeant’s Mess. That was part of our school as well. We called it “Valor Hall” and within it we had a display of enlisted RAF VC and enlisted USAF Medal of Honor recipients. Leonard Cheshire (VC) and John Levitow (MoH) dedicated the hall. That was quite a coup as Cheshire had for years begged off engagements of this sort. I have it on video. He used the occasion to, in his words, “finally thank the USAF for all they did for us 50 years ago.” I was emcee for that event and it’s one of the highlights of my career.
Let me know if you’d like more info on the school and what went on there.
Regards,
William J. McElligott
Regarding the post “Posted 27 March 2008, 09:00 From Robert Hacon Williams”
One of the crew of this aircraft (F.R. Page) was the father of my half-brother and husband of my late mother. Please could you forward my email addres to Mr Williams so that he could contact me if he wishes?
hi. i was reading with interest about West Raynham airfield Norfolk, i was wondering who it belongs to now? as i could be a good place to carry out a paranormal investigation.
Have you been to any spooky buildings in your travels? i bet you have.
Bawdsey Manor. The site of the top-secret Bloodhound missiles may still be there, hidden behind large earth blast mounds. See the talk page of the Wikipedia article for Bawdsey Manor. There are some quite large WW2 military blockhouses or gun emplacements nearby on that part of the coast. At Felixstowe Docks and Harwich are even bigger structures. Some of them are underground.
There are several isolated unused Martello Towers south of Shingle Street, Suffolk. It would be great to see some photos of the inside – but you will need a ladder to get in.
On the bank of the river Stour esturary in Essex, but north of the railway line from Manningtree to Harwich, was an secret ordnance factory that closed long ago. You get to it down one of the several obscure little dirt tracks leading off the B road and crossing the railway line. It was shown on old OS maps, but not on more recent due to secrecy. I do not know if its still there – I would guess it probably still is. Nearer Mistley other little twisty tracks lead to mills, which may be derelict. Also at Mistley is a former cold war bunker open to the public.
The disused factory site where work on mines, depth charges, and torpedoes was done is described in some detail at pillbox-study-group dot org dot uk slash ukfcdatabasecpage dot htm It says there was still lots to see in 2005. It is in Copperas Wood, not “Coppera’s Wood” as that site says. The entrance to this is probably up the lane on the B road just to the west of the road to the container terminal.
This is not to be confused with the former mine depot which is nearby and to the west nearer Wrabness, which is now a nature reserve, and which is also mentioned on the above site.
Hi, can you tell me if severals has been demolished yet ?Does any one have the address so i can visit if there is still access.
i have been researching pow camps in the uk in ww11 for 2 years now, i have under construction a web site on pow camps. i have been to the camp in Brigg.its a great site. In September 2008 this camp will be no more it is to end up as a Building site., they call this progress.
i don’t know if your interested but they have just started to demolish the old british cellophane factory in bridgwater somerset.the chimney stack is a well known landmark and it could disappear sometime. you can see the stack in the distance on google street at the bath road entrance. cheers pete
Just wondered if you’ve come across a derelict building on Plough Lane Leavenheath. Saw it today and am desperately curious to find out what it was used for. Seems like a factory of some description. Think its on the outskirts of the ground for Stoke By Nayland Golf Club.
Cheers