North Weald Redoubt
Photos - 29.
Where - North Weald, Essex.
Visited - 24 February 2007.
Posted - 25 February 2007.
Categories -
military, underground.
The Redoubt / Mobilisation Centre at North Weald was built at the end of the 19th century. It was one of several built to provide ammuntion to protect London if war ever broke out.
The Flood (Gorge Casemates)
The gorge casemates were used to store shells, and also as a barracks to soldiers.
Allen Williams Turret
199 of these were built in the UK. This is possibly one of the last survivors. Two were built at North Weald to protect a nearby radio station.
Shell & cartridge stores
From the name, you can guess what these were for. Outside...
And inside. Have no idea how the Fiesta got in there...
Random buildings
There were a few random buildings around the edge of the site. They were filled with revealing graffiti about "Sarah C".
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Posted 3 December 2007, 18:50 From simon howland
this photo is blanket store
Posted 3 December 2007, 18:50 From simon howland
I have A original copy of plans of this site
Posted 3 December 2007, 19:00 From simon howland
this are one of two on this site & they are keyhole domes had machine guns in them & these are the only ones left
Posted 13 January 2008, 01:20 From Phil Kingdom
I worked at this site from 1976 to 1985 and think the current owners should be hung drawn and quarterd for letting this historic site get into its present condition. These buildings are listed but English Heratage don't seem be interested either!! The site is now in much worse condition than these pictures show.
Posted 13 January 2008, 01:40 From Phil Kingdom
This is one of two Allen Williams turrets on site. Only 199 of these were made and are now very rare.
Posted 13 January 2008, 01:40 From Phil Kingdom
Thats the toilet waste pipe from the Rigger workshop you sitting are on!
Posted 13 January 2008, 01:40 From Phil Kingdom
Blocked drains! How much damage is that water doing?
Posted 13 January 2008, 01:50 From Phil Kingdom
This building housed the Radio Station engineering workshops and stores.
Posted 13 January 2008, 02:00 From Phil Kingdom
Funny a burnt out car being here. For many years a WW2 Coventry Climax fire pump was keep in this tunnel in about the same place.
Posted 29 February 2008, 17:10 From Paul Kendrick
I have walkedd my dog past this place for a number of years and it is only now that i have been informed by another local person (lived here all her life) the significance of the building etc. i am sad to see that it has been left to collapse in to a heap of rubble when it shgould be preserved for its history.
Posted 5 March 2008, 20:50 From daniel t butler
dear sir or madam....who owns the redoubt??
Posted 22 May 2008, 23:30 From Chloe
I've only recently found out about this place from the local kids who often hang around there, they call it "the dungeons". So i thought i'd google it to find out what it is, and here i am. It's very interesting that we have such a thing here in North Weald. I've lived in North Weald most of my life yet have never heard of this til recently. It's sad more hasn't been done to preserve the place.
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