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Simon_16v
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Been trying to search for an old thread that someone posted on here within the last few years.

It had locations of the underground shelters across the country, not sure if they were WW1 or WW2 etc.

I think it also mentioned if they had been explored or not?

Just wondered if anyone had a link still?
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you talking about the royal observer corps nuclear bunker outposts?

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/index2.shtml

I found one a couple of years ago







loads more pics if anyones interested
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Yeah that's it, cheers Steve!
Ben G
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Did you masturbate down there, steve?
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28dayslater has a section on military sites, shelters and pill boxes
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon_16v
Been trying to search for an old thread that someone posted on here within the last few years.

It had locations of the underground shelters across the country, not sure if they were WW1 or WW2 etc.

I think it also mentioned if they had been explored or not?

Just wondered if anyone had a link still?


There's an downloadable overlay for google earth somewhere that lists all known uk military installations.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Did you masturbate down there, steve?



Is it weird that I planned to ask this as well?
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think i found something similar near me had a fuck off rock lodged in it that i couldnt move though
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
you talking about the royal observer corps nuclear bunker outposts?

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/index2.shtml

I found one a couple of years ago

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/4200_112025735729_223871_n.jpg

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/4200_112287325729_1110333_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/4200_112287465729_7813718_n.jpg

loads more pics if anyones interested


FFS, the two nearest to me are both listed as demolished Always fancied checking one of these places out.

And yes please Steve, would love to see more images if you've got them.

When you found that one, was it sealed and you opened it up, or was it already wide open to the elements?
I ask as i'd expect it to be filthy and flooded, but it appears to be dry and very well lit & in remarkably good, clean order from the pictures.
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Did you masturbate down there, steve?



Is it weird that I planned to ask this as well?


Probably not.
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Found a place down the road from me in the woods that has a lot of big shelters they used to store the bombs in for WW2. Massive places. Can be seen on google maps. Didn't know it existed till a friend told me about it.
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Country park near my parents house has some strange shelters built with small windows in.

They're circular concrete structures. There was a runway there also.

Shame they decided to build a housing estate on it. Bet they found some interesting stuff when digging it up. Used to be an RAF base during WW2. Pretty cool.

Edit: just googled it and it's called a pillbox

it's a shame morons ruin them.

[Edited on 26-11-2013 by Ben G]
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
you talking about the royal observer corps nuclear bunker outposts?

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/index2.shtml

I found one a couple of years ago

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/4200_112025735729_223871_n.jpg

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/4200_112287325729_1110333_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/4200_112287465729_7813718_n.jpg

loads more pics if anyones interested


FFS, the two nearest to me are both listed as demolished Always fancied checking one of these places out.

And yes please Steve, would love to see more images if you've got them.

When you found that one, was it sealed and you opened it up, or was it already wide open to the elements?
I ask as i'd expect it to be filthy and flooded, but it appears to be dry and very well lit & in remarkably good, clean order from the pictures.


Had a concrete and metal hatch on the opening that had to pulloff
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Ah, nice one. I did wonder how the hell it stayed in such good nick.

Did you just happen across the place by accident or were you already aware of the location and looking for it?

Also, was it guarded or fenced off in any way, or was it totally accessible?
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Country park near my parents house has some strange shelters built with small windows in.

They're circular concrete structures. There was a runway there also.

Shame they decided to build a housing estate on it. Bet they found some interesting stuff when digging it up. Used to be an RAF base during WW2. Pretty cool.

Edit: just googled it and it's called a pillbox

it's a shame morons ruin them.

[Edited on 26-11-2013 by Ben G]


Dogging shelter.
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Ben G you've only scratched the surface, check out the stop lines that ran through the heart of the country. Miles upon miles of pillboxes, anti tank ditches, dragons teeth. Lots still survive. I'm lucky to be on stop line red and blue, if the Germans had invaded Reading would have been a major defence line.
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I'm sure there is a pill box less than 3 minutes from my house will do a Google search at lunch.
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Seen a few pill heads around here, usually in the middle of a random field looking pretty shabby.
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There used to be a cool call centre type one in rotherham near the mushroom garage underground... pretty sure theyve built houses on it now... it was on 28days
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
you talking about the royal observer corps nuclear bunker outposts?



loads more pics if anyones interested


There's one up the road from me, its of identical construction to that one.. A few of us have been down there to have a nose but I think the farmer has sealed it up now..

Theres a big bugger up at Warren Row too, but its very well protected.

http://www.monkton-farleigh.co.uk/sc_warrenrow1.htm
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Loads of pill boxes round here and RAF Cark airfield has a few bunkers and something to do with the guns still there too
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There's a few pillboxes near me on the moors by the reservoirs. The reservoirs were used by German bombers to navigate to Manchester. There's some plane wrecks still there as well
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Ben G you've only scratched the surface, check out the stop lines that ran through the heart of the country. Miles upon miles of pillboxes, anti tank ditches, dragons teeth. Lots still survive. I'm lucky to be on stop line red and blue, if the Germans had invaded Reading would have been a major defence line.


Mate I live near and have visited the secret nuclear bunker.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Ben G you've only scratched the surface, check out the stop lines that ran through the heart of the country. Miles upon miles of pillboxes, anti tank ditches, dragons teeth. Lots still survive. I'm lucky to be on stop line red and blue, if the Germans had invaded Reading would have been a major defence line.


Well there's an interesting piece of local knowledge I didn't know.
Ojc
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Get down Sulham from Nunhide Farm to Pangbourne all the Type 28 pillboxes, anti tank ditches and dragons teeth. Also an interesting type of sluice gate

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