RAF Lichfield bomb store and extras

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tigger2

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A few photos from around the bomb store plus another couple in passing:

Access road
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Aircraft tie down used to block track
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SAA store
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More pictures at:
http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p267/trunktemp/lichfield/
 
I like what I see so far - could you not post a few more of your pics up to the forum :exclaim:
 
I like what I see so far - could you not post a few more of your pics up to the forum :exclaim:

Guess so...the building in the above post is a SAA type F to drawing 16075/40

Following is a component store to 5384/40
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Base of fusing shed
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Pyrotechnic and Incendiary Bomb Store 5244/40
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L type sheds (currently to let) - there are five of these close to the bomb store
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Wardens office (guard room) at access to above sheds
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And a bit of history for the uninitiated wouldnt go amiss either,cheers fella.

I only know what you could easily find yourself using your favourite web crawler. I was passing the area and went specifically to photograph the SAA building (though the maize/nettles meant that a further visit will be necessary for decent exterior shots).
 
I live just up the road from this area, where is this building?? I must get my camera and dog and go Trudging !
 
I live just up the road from this area, where is this building?? I must get my camera and dog and go Trudging !

trudger if u bring it up on google earth u can see it there and many more, hope this helps ;)
 
Component store (no drg no.) at the end of the bomb store access road:
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Shelter (flooded and entrance partially blocked) close to Warden's Office
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Canon round inside shooting-in butt (larger butt in SimonB's photos)
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Fascinating stuff there fella's, well done and thanks for sharing. :)
 
Thanks T.. like these then?

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Were they placed somewhere by a guardroom/wardens office?? in a chicane style shape to slow whats coming through the gates, or do you think they have been dumped there from somewhere else on the airfield??

Never noticed that bullet hole before!! ... how old do you think?? wartime I hope =)

Simon.
 
Thanks T.. like these then?

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Nice!

Were they placed somewhere by a guardroom/wardens office?? in a chicane style shape to slow whats coming through the gates, or do you think they have been dumped there from somewhere else on the airfield??

Maybe another local will know. They could be post WWII? A chicane near the Warden's office would make it difficult to get aircraft from the sheds to the airfield (though the airfield gateway looks too small for it to be the WWII one). Lots of road blocks were installed to keep protesters from stopping near airfield access points.
 
Maybe another local will know. They could be post WWII? A chicane near the Warden's office would make it difficult to get aircraft from the sheds to the airfield (though the airfield gateway looks too small for it to be the WWII one). Lots of road blocks were installed to keep protesters from stopping near airfield access points.
Also, as quite a bit of WW2 stuff has since been re-utilised by farmers, it could be that the guy who owns the land used them for something (or had the idea to) then just dumped them when not needed. I've never seen Anti-Tank blocks like that before...a nice first one if they are indeed WW2.
Some really interesting stuff. :)
 
This is the back of the cannon test butts (as above) 12312/41, I was just wondering whats with the handrail??

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...and the side

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Inside the smaller test butts, any ideas on the shelving or how things used to look??

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