Buncefield Oil Depot - December 2005

Since I overhauled our website and removed all our topside locations I've been meaning to add threads for each one here in way of atleast having them online somewhere. No idea how frequently I'll get around to adding them, here's another.

I do not apologise for the quality of the photos! Photography was not then and is not now my reason for exploring.


Buncefield Oil Depot

We visited the explosion site two days after the main explosion. The place was still very much alight and risk of further explosions was considerable (apparently). The site and its surrounds were like nothing I have ever seem before. 100% post-apocolyptic! So much so it just didn't seem real, was more like a film set than an actual location, very eerie.

The nearest residence to the depot

The adjacent Fuji Building and parked car


A car on Cherry Tree Lane, Fuji Building in background

Street signage


Tanks and car park debris

Obliterated trees and flammage


Flames and smoke reach into the sky

More


A JCB drowned and surrounded by fire

The blasted and burnt Northgate Building

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Those pics are excellant ..they give it a very post nuclear feel indeed.

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Hey mate, i don't think you need to apologise for the picture quality. There stunning images. far better than you saw on any news coverage. top marks for getting in there too!

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

I agree...excellent images, Jd.

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Awesome pictures, and not something you're likely to see too often on this island.

Damn, was it really two years ago...

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Very cool photos.
I had wondered if anyone did this place.

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Dude they are great photo's are really good as everyone above me has said. Nice to see some long exposure night photo's.

S

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Those photos make it look like the end of the world. Chilling

Why have you taken all topside stuff off the site?

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Blimey, the news reports at the time never gave me the impression the destruction was so severe. Excellent work getting these awesome pics.

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

phill.d said:

Hey mate, i don't think you need to apologise for the picture quality. There stunning images. far better than you saw on any news coverage. top marks for getting in there too!

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the Pics have a great gritty feel to them, creates a cool or should i say hot apocaliptic effect

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

Love the photo's! Excellent work fella!

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

mr_bones said:

Why have you taken all topside stuff off the site?

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When I overhauled the website I was looking to keep it more drains oriented and as it was going to take me an absolute age to transfer all the above ground stuff into the new page format it was just easier to decide to exclude the above ground stuff entirely. That said there's stilll a few bits and pieces of above ground stuff on the Excess page, some nice nostalgic West Park panoramas, that place was just awesome to chill and wander around.

JD

Re: Buncefield Oil Depot - 13.12.05

thanks for explaining that JD - and glad that you and st00ps videos are still accessible.