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Tankman
09-04-2010, 12:33 AM
Back in 2008, over a period of several months me & Bunkerkid, photographed and documented every building on this vast former munitions site, from top to bottom, with over 500 photographs and video footage of what it was still like:thumb

It would all disappear in the not to distant future to make way for a New Town called "Wixams".
We went back at the weekend to check how progress had been made:ohmy It had completely been flattened:panic
Out of around 1,200 buildings, two are left standing, the Guard house, and one electrical sub station.
This report is of what we found:(

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/100_2274.jpg

Original Guard house to the site is the only main building left! Bricked up and painted white???

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/100_2277.jpg

Munitions Buildings use to line this road on both sides now it runs clear & stright through to the Old Airship sheds at Cardington.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/100_2280.jpg

Such open spaces and some fantastic cloud was around this day:thumb
All the buildings were knocked down and then the rubble was transported to a crusher - the red mountain in the distance is the remains of ROF Elstow:ohmy

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/100_2283.jpg

Former munitions shed - tracks only remain now.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/100_2299.jpg

Outer fence was erected to keep out Nirex protestors, when they were going to dump low waste nuclear fuel here. Now it forms a permanent reminder of those far off, long lost days:ohmy

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/100_2289.jpg

And finally it was nice to meet up with Mr. Snow again:thumb Its strange how some things don't change, I originally met up with him back in 2008, on the loading platforms where the munition trains use to come in!
He was still there:thumb waiting for his train, that will never come!!

Original pics here:

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/WW2%20Royal%20Ordnance%20factory%20ELSTOW%20Beds%2 0UK/?start=all

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/tankman_2008/ROF%20ELSTOW%20Prt%203/?start=all

And my tribute video to Elstow here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qNczDQhAg

BB
09-04-2010, 12:40 AM
What a desolate place.
Love the barbed wire :thumb