Having been close by I thought i'd have a little nosey round this Fuel Storage Depot. On arrival I could see lots of sheep and their little lambs, wasn't sure what to expect. Don't get me wrong I don't mind sheep, but was a little weary of them because of the lambs.
So i found my way inside was quite happy taking a few photos of various parts when i noticed the sheep coming closer, was trying to keep a low profile as its so open, then i could hear them BAA BAA BAA. they were worse than a gaggle of Geese and they were homing in on me, so i had to cut short my visit.
I couldn't find much history on this site.
All of the major RAF and USAF airbases around the UK, together with key installations such as AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield, are connected to large oil refineries around the coastline using a massive network of underground high pressure pipelines and Petroleum Storage Depots (PSD), referred to as the Government Pipelines and Storage System (GPSS).
For safety reasons, the locations of these pipelines are marked with identification posts which look rather like bird feeding tables with brightly coloured roofs. The Depot supplying RAF stations and other military installations in the north Northamptonshire area is located here at PSD Kelmarsh
Heres some photos of what i did manage to take.
IMG_5209 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5178 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5194 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5182 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5180 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5201 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5204 by JSP 77, on Flickr
thanks for looking
So i found my way inside was quite happy taking a few photos of various parts when i noticed the sheep coming closer, was trying to keep a low profile as its so open, then i could hear them BAA BAA BAA. they were worse than a gaggle of Geese and they were homing in on me, so i had to cut short my visit.
I couldn't find much history on this site.
All of the major RAF and USAF airbases around the UK, together with key installations such as AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield, are connected to large oil refineries around the coastline using a massive network of underground high pressure pipelines and Petroleum Storage Depots (PSD), referred to as the Government Pipelines and Storage System (GPSS).
For safety reasons, the locations of these pipelines are marked with identification posts which look rather like bird feeding tables with brightly coloured roofs. The Depot supplying RAF stations and other military installations in the north Northamptonshire area is located here at PSD Kelmarsh
Heres some photos of what i did manage to take.
IMG_5209 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5178 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5194 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5182 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5180 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5201 by JSP 77, on Flickr
IMG_5204 by JSP 77, on Flickr
thanks for looking