ishootpictures
31-10-2009, 02:52 AM
Hi again.
I made a return visit to the fort/radio station today, to investigate more of the old fort side of things. (I don't have post auth for the military thread, so it's in the new members bit).
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4525.JPG
OS calibration marker on top of the magazine
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4530.JPG
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4531.JPG
Fallen radio mast still in place on the top of the artillery magazine from its later use as part of Marconi. Cable guys are still attached.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4533.JPG
An entrance on the North side of the magazine
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4534.JPG
Which leads all the way through to the inside
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4538.JPG
Room at the far end of the tunnel, can't make out the writing, but it looks like store on the end
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4541.JPG
Inside of the battery. The large garage like openings are the casements for storing the guns. There are large metal hinges mounted for doors, but no doors were ever installed.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4542.JPG
Electrics look a bit iffy... As the battery and gorge casements are below ground they do get flooded, especially the gorge casements as I understand the existing drain is unmaintained and blocked.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4543.JPG
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4545.JPG
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4546.JPG
Inside the magazine. Most of these shots were done blind with the flash, I forgot my torch, and it's pitch black in there!
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4549.JPG
Looking back down into the magazine.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4550.JPG
The back of the gorge casements, yet another set of stairs...
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4551.JPG
On the edge of the gorge casements
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4552.JPG
In the gorge
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4553.JPG
I have no idea what this was for, it was hiding in a dark corner. It looks like a variable voltage control, antique light dimmer?!
It's hard to guess as the gorge casements were used for many things in their life, ammunition storage, barracks and then various storage for the radio station.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4554.JPG
Tough doors... Notice the covered firing hole at the top.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4555.JPG
Benches or beds?
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4556.JPG
More rust power
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4560.JPG
A rusty can full of who knows what... It looked black and nasty!
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4561.JPG
Various storage
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4562.JPG
How much of this is from vandals, and how much from the flooding redistributing anything that floats is anyone's guess.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4565.JPG
The insulators Broughton Boy was asking about
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4566.jpg
Just for Broughton Boy.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4568.JPG
Remains of a door in the gorge... Surreal placement!
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4576.JPG
Bridge to the left, gorge infront.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4578.JPG
The bridge which leads onto the roof of the gorge casements, and from there allows access to the magazines behind.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4579.JPG
Gate hinge (down the bottom of the large gate post).
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4587.JPG
Have a look at the third picture down on http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/n/north_weald_ongar_radio/index.shtml Spot the difference?
The table is part of some props a photographic student was in the process of packing up into the back of her friends car.
I made a return visit to the fort/radio station today, to investigate more of the old fort side of things. (I don't have post auth for the military thread, so it's in the new members bit).
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4525.JPG
OS calibration marker on top of the magazine
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4530.JPG
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4531.JPG
Fallen radio mast still in place on the top of the artillery magazine from its later use as part of Marconi. Cable guys are still attached.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4533.JPG
An entrance on the North side of the magazine
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4534.JPG
Which leads all the way through to the inside
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4538.JPG
Room at the far end of the tunnel, can't make out the writing, but it looks like store on the end
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4541.JPG
Inside of the battery. The large garage like openings are the casements for storing the guns. There are large metal hinges mounted for doors, but no doors were ever installed.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4542.JPG
Electrics look a bit iffy... As the battery and gorge casements are below ground they do get flooded, especially the gorge casements as I understand the existing drain is unmaintained and blocked.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4543.JPG
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4545.JPG
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4546.JPG
Inside the magazine. Most of these shots were done blind with the flash, I forgot my torch, and it's pitch black in there!
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4549.JPG
Looking back down into the magazine.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4550.JPG
The back of the gorge casements, yet another set of stairs...
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4551.JPG
On the edge of the gorge casements
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4552.JPG
In the gorge
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4553.JPG
I have no idea what this was for, it was hiding in a dark corner. It looks like a variable voltage control, antique light dimmer?!
It's hard to guess as the gorge casements were used for many things in their life, ammunition storage, barracks and then various storage for the radio station.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4554.JPG
Tough doors... Notice the covered firing hole at the top.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4555.JPG
Benches or beds?
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4556.JPG
More rust power
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4560.JPG
A rusty can full of who knows what... It looked black and nasty!
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4561.JPG
Various storage
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4562.JPG
How much of this is from vandals, and how much from the flooding redistributing anything that floats is anyone's guess.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4565.JPG
The insulators Broughton Boy was asking about
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4566.jpg
Just for Broughton Boy.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4568.JPG
Remains of a door in the gorge... Surreal placement!
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4576.JPG
Bridge to the left, gorge infront.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4578.JPG
The bridge which leads onto the roof of the gorge casements, and from there allows access to the magazines behind.
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4579.JPG
Gate hinge (down the bottom of the large gate post).
http://www.ishootpictures.co.uk/linkedimages/SJE_4587.JPG
Have a look at the third picture down on http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/n/north_weald_ongar_radio/index.shtml Spot the difference?
The table is part of some props a photographic student was in the process of packing up into the back of her friends car.