Following Zimbob's first visit and excellent report here [ame]http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=12227[/ame] He returned with myself and Bax__ as worthy cohorts. We found previously uncharted goodies which I will now share. See Zimbob's original post for history
Our first find was this large boiler-house with two massive boilers still in situ. In fact,I could have spent most of the day in there, it was only Bax__ asking if I had taken enough pics yet that dragged me away
The boilers
Valve gear
Control Panels
Moving on into the site, we encountered Securicat, he was amiable enough, and after a quick stroke, he allowed us to proceed
This was some sort of pump, powered by this massive deisel engine
And these pipes and valves
There were plenty of these continuous chain winches around
Next was this little enigma....
....Which on closer inspection turned out to be a robot in disguise!
The next building contained some serious pipework, with gantries above each of the filter changing pits. Clearly the filters were very heavy items
This really is a huge installation, it is surprisingly intact too, which is odd, as access is pretty much walk in with no security. Ned (Chav. Eng) damage is negligible
Although Zimbob and his ladyfriend had already been in one of the tanks, you know we just had to experience it for ourselves. This was a different tank from the one Zimbob had explored previously. In order to get through the hole you can either go head-first, or feet first. I opted for putting my hands on the stuff I could see, and trust my shoes to take the risk
The floor was sludgy and slimy, it was raining and rather unpleasant, but it was so impressive it almost took your breath away. The acoustics wre so weird, the resident pigeons made an almost deafening noise, particularly when Bax__ and I ascended the ladder to daylight. Sadly, I did not take my camera, but I am sure Bax__ and Zimbob will add photo's to prove I did it
Our next port of call was the main pumping house, which given the condition of the rest of the site had us rather excited. Sadly, it had been used as a garage, so much of the original features had been stripped, but some other goodies had been added
That was pretty much it for Seabank, but we decided it may be worthwhile having a look at the oil's eventual destination, Admiralty Pier.
Control tower-ish building
Fuel pipes from the top of above, Seabank in distance short of horizon
Petrol pumps for Dreadnaughts?
Looking East to the Sutors (Well protected gateway to the Cromarty firth) with redundant offshore apparatus
Looking inland, this is what the deepwater harbour of the Cromarty firth is used for now
Finally a random MOD rusty fence pic, to round off
I hope you enjoyed, we did.
Our first find was this large boiler-house with two massive boilers still in situ. In fact,I could have spent most of the day in there, it was only Bax__ asking if I had taken enough pics yet that dragged me away
The boilers
Valve gear
Control Panels
Moving on into the site, we encountered Securicat, he was amiable enough, and after a quick stroke, he allowed us to proceed
This was some sort of pump, powered by this massive deisel engine
And these pipes and valves
There were plenty of these continuous chain winches around
Next was this little enigma....
....Which on closer inspection turned out to be a robot in disguise!
The next building contained some serious pipework, with gantries above each of the filter changing pits. Clearly the filters were very heavy items
This really is a huge installation, it is surprisingly intact too, which is odd, as access is pretty much walk in with no security. Ned (Chav. Eng) damage is negligible
Although Zimbob and his ladyfriend had already been in one of the tanks, you know we just had to experience it for ourselves. This was a different tank from the one Zimbob had explored previously. In order to get through the hole you can either go head-first, or feet first. I opted for putting my hands on the stuff I could see, and trust my shoes to take the risk
The floor was sludgy and slimy, it was raining and rather unpleasant, but it was so impressive it almost took your breath away. The acoustics wre so weird, the resident pigeons made an almost deafening noise, particularly when Bax__ and I ascended the ladder to daylight. Sadly, I did not take my camera, but I am sure Bax__ and Zimbob will add photo's to prove I did it
Our next port of call was the main pumping house, which given the condition of the rest of the site had us rather excited. Sadly, it had been used as a garage, so much of the original features had been stripped, but some other goodies had been added
That was pretty much it for Seabank, but we decided it may be worthwhile having a look at the oil's eventual destination, Admiralty Pier.
Control tower-ish building
Fuel pipes from the top of above, Seabank in distance short of horizon
Petrol pumps for Dreadnaughts?
Looking East to the Sutors (Well protected gateway to the Cromarty firth) with redundant offshore apparatus
Looking inland, this is what the deepwater harbour of the Cromarty firth is used for now
Finally a random MOD rusty fence pic, to round off
I hope you enjoyed, we did.
