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Krypton
02-04-2012, 09:57 AM
After finishing Chop Gate ROC Post, we thought the time has come to do another one :)
Castleton opened in April 1959 and closed in 1991. It is very trashed and was flooded.

The post in 2000

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/uploads/988099180_Pic2_castleton2.jpg

And now...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6599451951_032db8c785_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kryptonuk/6599451951/)

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The post is trashed beyond belief. The hatch is ripped off and flooded.

Yesterday saw the start of the restoration.

The post was pumped out of the water. All the broken glass and rubbish was swept up and all the old paving slabs and concrete chunkes laying around in the compound were removed. The post is now dry and free of rubbish. We will be going up soon to re-weld the hatch back onto the frame and the counterweight and clean all the exterior concrete work.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6119/6890062424_7d97bd6a84_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kryptonuk/6890062424/)

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Most of the water has gone by now!

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A shot of mid-sweep up

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/6890104948_42ff277dca_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kryptonuk/6890104948/)
Finally, hatch brought up from the shaft and put on top. Padlocked to keep people out although more security will be added in due course.

Being done here and not having a welder, we went over to Chop Gate and did some work there getting it ready for the summer.

More pics will be added here when we go back :)

KingElvis
02-04-2012, 10:34 AM
Nice mate, good work indeed.

ERNIE99_UK
02-04-2012, 01:46 PM
glad to see you cracking on with another one. looks more of a challenge than some of the other posts.

Clough
02-04-2012, 04:11 PM
Good work Jackattack

sunny
02-04-2012, 07:16 PM
looks good I came to see your chop gate one last year and i was in this castleton one recently and yeah it stinks and isnt very pleasant inside ,how do you go about the restoring it is it just a case of finding the owner and asking if you can tidy it up or something ,the one up rosedale is flooded too but much worse,respect to you for spending your time sorting these out keeping the history

myke
06-04-2012, 02:18 PM
need any parts made /repairing let me know

Tankman
06-04-2012, 10:13 PM
Good to see you getting another "Yorkie" Post restored:thumb

Bunkerkid
07-04-2012, 11:45 PM
Good to see you taking on yet another post. Ours was trashed in a very similar state when we first took it on, pisses you off to think about what people have done to it but the satisfaction when you finish the resto is always well worth it. Reason we started ours was cause it was bone dry however but looking at yours its flooded as well, still clearly hasn't put you guys off so good luck with it. Let me know if I can be of any help.

Krypton
08-04-2012, 03:54 PM
Thanks guys - i think we are pretty well sorted for stuff at the minute!

Krypton
06-05-2012, 05:23 PM
Well we did a lot of work at the post today:
The post was painted externally and all the metalwork primed. The hatch which was detatched was welded back on, new hasps and hinges put on and the tbar freed up. All the broken slats on the fence were replaced and measurments taken for a gate.
Inside the pump was primed and put back on. Nothing else inside. Will be going up soon to re-do all the woodwork inside and start painting it.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/7002761526_2a66bd68b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kryptonuk/7002761526/)

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Enjoy :)

TripleSix
06-05-2012, 09:10 PM
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/7002808924_6ce263aaed_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kryptonuk/7002808924/)



Now don't she just look the sex now!
A good mornings work I feel.

Krypton
06-05-2012, 10:03 PM
yeah it looks absolutly spot on

myke
07-05-2012, 05:10 PM
how was the water level in the sump? be nice if it was just getting in with the hatch missing.
nice start to your restore

Krypton
07-05-2012, 09:42 PM
well its quite low since we pumped it out with the elctric pump - i think the sump pump is working now so it shouldnt get too full any more. It was probablys only full due to the missing hatch, which is a good thing

ERNIE99_UK
08-05-2012, 11:48 AM
Itll probably drain well with it been on high ground. looking good.

TripleSix
08-05-2012, 12:52 PM
The water level had not changed since it was pumped out, despite all the rain we've had.
I would suspect it was the missing hatch that's caused the flood.