Bunkerkid
15-09-2010, 04:50 PM
Orford ness, possibly one of the bleakest places you will ever visit in your life, in world war 1 this place was used to test bombs on its famous bombing range, in world war 2 it also tested bombs and become the home of radar but its most famouly known for its role during the cold war. The Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) tested nuclear weapons here such as Blue Danube ( I think we all know a certain someone on here who has some fame with this bomb:lol:).
Anyway history aside time for some pictures of this place on my new camera, most of the buildings in these pictures of from the AWRE occupation.
Visited with Tankman ( now known as Blue Danube :coffee)
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend029.jpg
Fencing around the site has been taken out along with the barbed wire with just the posts and gates left
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend011.jpg
Known as the million pound scrapeyard, this is where the national trust ( who now own the site) dump all the scrap metal they cant reuse etc
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend017.jpg
Macro
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend014.jpg
An experimental rocket projectile range from just after world war 2
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend030.jpg
This shot really shows the bleakness of the place
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend048.jpg
This was a coast guard building built in the late 1800's, the top balcony was used by the observer corps in world war 2
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend032.jpg
Remains of the mini railway the ran around the site to transport personall around
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend060.jpg
An original A- bomb like the ones that would have been experimented on here bought back by the national trust
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend067.jpg
Now to the cool stuff, this is laboratory 1
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend070.jpg
Buttons
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend075.jpg
The inside of laboratory 1, if you look over to the far right you can see a nice green flour but look closer.... yes thats right its water! apparently its about 20 foot deep:panic
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend097.jpg
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend106.jpg
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend107.jpg
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend022.jpg
Next we have the pagodas, or labs 4 and 5
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend124.jpg
roof area
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend126.jpg
switch board type device
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend135.jpg
Inside of the lab
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend137.jpg
The 2nd pagoda
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend141.jpg
Finish on a arty shot:thumb
We visited on a National trust tour thus why we were only allowed in certain buildings but you should go through them to see this place, to really see this place in all its might you should see it through your own eyes:thumb
Anyway history aside time for some pictures of this place on my new camera, most of the buildings in these pictures of from the AWRE occupation.
Visited with Tankman ( now known as Blue Danube :coffee)
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend029.jpg
Fencing around the site has been taken out along with the barbed wire with just the posts and gates left
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend011.jpg
Known as the million pound scrapeyard, this is where the national trust ( who now own the site) dump all the scrap metal they cant reuse etc
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend017.jpg
Macro
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend014.jpg
An experimental rocket projectile range from just after world war 2
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend030.jpg
This shot really shows the bleakness of the place
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend048.jpg
This was a coast guard building built in the late 1800's, the top balcony was used by the observer corps in world war 2
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend032.jpg
Remains of the mini railway the ran around the site to transport personall around
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend060.jpg
An original A- bomb like the ones that would have been experimented on here bought back by the national trust
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend067.jpg
Now to the cool stuff, this is laboratory 1
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend070.jpg
Buttons
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend075.jpg
The inside of laboratory 1, if you look over to the far right you can see a nice green flour but look closer.... yes thats right its water! apparently its about 20 foot deep:panic
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend097.jpg
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend106.jpg
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend107.jpg
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend022.jpg
Next we have the pagodas, or labs 4 and 5
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend124.jpg
roof area
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend126.jpg
switch board type device
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend135.jpg
Inside of the lab
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend137.jpg
The 2nd pagoda
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh360/Bunkerkid_bucket/Coldwarweekend141.jpg
Finish on a arty shot:thumb
We visited on a National trust tour thus why we were only allowed in certain buildings but you should go through them to see this place, to really see this place in all its might you should see it through your own eyes:thumb