False Airlield Generator, Kelling and various Norfolk Coast Pillbox Porn.

[Black Shuck]

This was a night-time decoy airfield ,or 'Q site' to get all technical. Had to be well protected,not only for the generators, but also for the poor buggers who maintained and operated it to take shelter when they were bombed

So in fact it was an Air Raid Shelter come Generator Bunker.

 

[Foxylady]

Fantastic find, Shucky. I've been looking for a decoy site for ages!

...been out today to take pics of a similar building in Devon. Actually 2 buildings, One is for the generator of a decoy airstrip the other is for a generator for the decoy lights of Exeter....

Ooooh, can't wait to see those, Skate. I've heard about one near Newton Pop, on the common apparently...but which common? There's an awful lot of common there!!!
Welcome to DP, btw.

 

[Black Shuck]

Thanks Foxy, it was something totally different for me.

 

[hercules]

This little plan shows a typical bunker, same as the one at Kelling

 

[Black Shuck]

Nice work Herc, thats absolutely identical to the Bunker!! Detective research at its best

 

[the_historian]

Nice plan, Herc. Think I'm right in saying the concrete slabs on the right were usually bases for expansion tanks for the fuel.

 

[Black Shuck]

Nice plan, Herc. Think I'm right in saying the concrete slabs on the right were usually bases for expansion tanks for the fuel.

I wondered what thery were!! Thanks Historian.

 

[Skate]

Ok here goes! no help so hope it works.
These are two sites quite close to each other, the second is on public land and fully accessible to anyone.
The first bunker housed the generator for the decoy lights of the Exeter. The sign says it was built around 1942 and has now been made to stay damp for the bats. Access is possible.

The second bunker housed the generator for the decoy lights of Exeter airstrip. I can remember as a child playing in more of it but only the generator room is accessible now. It is quite close to the grenade range shown in the video (if it works).

Original wire in land drain

The video is from Oct 07 when some unidentified small ordinance was found inside and exploded on the range.
[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HbT34txbmo[/nomedia]
have a few more pics but not very good.
cheers

 

[night crawler]

Great stuff, thought it woud be a boreing couple of photo's but then the pillboxes came hard and fast and a spiggot morter base I still have not found one.

 

[Black Shuck]

Great stuff, thought it woud be a boreing couple of photo's but then the pillboxes came hard and fast and a spiggot morter base I still have not found one.

Thanks Night Crawler, even though the thread got Hi Jacke:icon_evild.

 

[night crawler]

So I noticed after I posted, think some one needs to learn some etiquette

 

[Black Shuck]

I know, I would normally say yes if asked, but to do that was a bit Underhand.

 

[Skate]

Are you referring to me? Sorry if I have done wrong. Thought I was adding to the topic. Next time will start a new thread. New here so not sure of etiquette yet.

 

[Black Shuck]

Are you referring to me? Sorry if I have done wrong. Thought I was adding to the topic. Next time will start a new thread. New here so not sure of etiquette yet.

Yes we were referring to you Skate. Like I said I would have said ys if you had asked but Hi Jacking someone elses thread without asking is a bit Rude. Anyway end of.

 

[lyl7897]

The Use Of Brick to Cover Concrete Pill Box

Ive Never Seen a Brick Covered Concrete Pill Box Before ,I wonder if its Camouflage .

 

[Black Shuck]

Ive Never Seen a Brick Covered Concrete Pill Box Before ,I wonder if its Camouflage .

Quite common in these parts. I guess you might be right as an awful ot of these were Camoflauged.

 

[the_historian]

lyl-
The bricks were used as shuttering for a concrete infill in a lot of pillboxes. This would probably be when a shortage of steel/iron meant they couldn't use bars to construct reinforced buildings as per usual, so it may well have sped the building process up.

 

[Black Shuck]

Yeah I did read that th Pillboxes were built very quickly, the threat of invasion must have scared us very badly.

 

[night crawler]

On a couple of the rail bridges near me the brickwork hels to blend them in with the bridge they stand beside.

 

[Black Shuck]

Well the BrickPillbox here was part of the Chain Home Low Radar site at Happisburgh which are all Brick, built so logic would dictate that this would also be the case!!1