Threlkeld ROC Post - (Cumberland Group) - June 2009
1991 closure
The post is alongside a minor road just off the A66 east of Keswick.
Externally the post is in good condition. The six sided compound fencing that subbrit found is no longer there. There is an aircraft observation building with the post constructed of local stone. It is now used as a chicken shed. The steps to reach the upper storey didn't seem to be around.
This post was on subbrit as being welded, so it was going to be an external photos job for today. Imagine my surprise when I pulled the car up and saw rocks on top of the hatch... perhaps we were going to be lucky.
We were...
Internally quite a lot of items remain including the siren box, a pick, jerry can, matresses, chairs, the local paper (house prices were cheap in 1991) etc, There is also a lot of paperwork in the post, some of it quite disturbing- what happened on 24/06/1991?
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC170.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC140.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC167.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC187.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC156.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC161.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC149.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC185.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC145.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC147.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC197.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC198.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC202.jpg
Re: Threlkeld ROC Post - (Cumberland Group) - June 2009
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Originally Posted by
Mexico75
24/06/1991 was I think the day Iraq invaded Kuwait? Very nice post don't think I've seen pic's of this one before, love the ER soap :thumb
Sorry, I meant to post this before, it explains why I was asking about the date.
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...keldROC176.jpg
Also I think the post has only been open from about March of this year as someone signed the visitor book in March, the first ones since it shut.
Re: Threlkeld ROC Post - (Cumberland Group) - June 2009
Ah, that was a training log, I will look to see if I have any record of it - I am sure I do...