Reports - Military
Longcross Barracks
Where? Longcross, Surrey. Photos 8. Comments 1. Posted 2 October 2007.
Longcross Barracks closed in 2000. Nearby was a military test/research site but they weren't directly associated with the barracks.
Not a very interesting explore, this one. Just a few buildings, all stripped out. I imagine it is a bit like exploring an old TravelLodge or something.
North Weald Redoubt
Where? North Weald, Essex. Photos 29. Comments 13. Posted 25 February 2007.
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.
Pingley camp
Where? Lincolnshire. Photos 35. Comments 18. Posted 7 July 2007.
During WWII, a prisoner of war camp was built on the outskirts of Brigg, in Lincolnshire. It was used to house around 750 Italian and Germany prisoners. There were 35 huts on site - 23 for prisoners and the remainder for guards.
During the 1950s, the role of the site was drastically changed - it was used as a holiday camp. Well, a farming-holiday camp for the local farm. People would book in for a week, have a bit of a holiday and work on the farm. It closed during the 1980s. Some parts are still used by the farm to store machinery, but it is in a rather bad state.
RAF Warboys Direction Finding Station
Where? Warboys, Cambridgeshire. Photos 9. Comments 6. Posted 31 December 2007.
This may not be the largest location I've featured, but I still found it interesting. It's the old Direction Finding Station for the nearby RAF Warboys base (now mainly industrial units).
And that is about all I know about this location (heck, I'm not even sure that that's correct). If anyone has any further information about, please get in touch. Thanks!
Read full RAF Warboys Direction Finding Station article here
RAF Wyton Photographic Factory
Where? Cambridgeshire. Photos 21. Comments 13. Posted 1 January 2008.
RAF Wyton was home to the Strategic Reconnaissance Force after WW2. More information about the base's history can be found on Wikipedia
The recon role of the base wound down in the 1990s and is now used for logistic purposes. This change in purpose meant that the photographic facilites were no longer needed.
The "photographic factory" now lies derelict outside of the base. It was sold in 2002 for redevelopment, but nothing seems to have happened since then.
