Reports - Military - Urban Exploration
Reports - Military
Longcross Barracks
Where? Longcross, Surrey. Comments 5. 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. Comments 5. 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 PoW Camp
Where? Lincolnshire. Comments 30. 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 Box (Rudloe Manor site 1)
Where? Rudloe, Wiltshire. Comments 18. Posted 28 May 2009.
I can't begin to explain what this site was for. Wikipedia says the following...
The Rudloe Site was formerly RAF Rudloe Manor, which was established during the Second World War as a non-flying station for administrative and command & control purposes. It was home to HQ Number 10 Fighter Group, RAF Regional Command, Headquarters RAF Police & Security Services, No 1 Signals Unit, Controller Defence Communications Network and 1001 Signals Unit. By 1998 it had become mostly administrative, housing the RAF Provost and Security Services, which dealt with security and criminal investigation services, the Defence Communication Services Agency, while the detachment of 1001 Signals Unit of the RAF remained. It closed as an operational site in about 2000.
The base has two main buildings - a manor house and a purpose-built operations building. There are several smaller, newer buildings scattered around the site too.
RAF Warboys Direction Finding Station
Where? Warboys, Cambridgeshire. 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. Comments 21. 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.
