Well, I appreciate this has been done over and over but here is my take on this wonderful place. I visited it with a good friend of mine.
The building itself is a T shape and some demolition has already been done at the rear. For some reason the doors swing in the breeze, begging you to come in and look around. It was rude not to so in we stepped. The smell of paper and printing was gently blowing down the corridor........kind of takes you back to the Cold War
The following is information i have found on the internet.
In its day it was used by the Bomber Commands strategic photographic reconnaissance squadron. Valiants, Victors and Canberras took off from the base, flew over the iron Curtains taking hundreds of aerial pictures. On one single mission by a Victor alone could produce 10'000ft of film so as you can imagine a huge place like this would be required. This building was built during the 1950's.
As a building it lasted over forty years, processing photographs. Sadly what with satellite and digital images becoming the 'norm', the building was surplus to requirements and fell into a deep decline. It was sold in the 1990's but the owners have just left it to rot.
Right here are the pictures, this time I have none of the outside.
This is what I saw as I entered
This is looking back at where i entered
a small corridor
no way out here then.....
this was a strange room
thanks for looking
The building itself is a T shape and some demolition has already been done at the rear. For some reason the doors swing in the breeze, begging you to come in and look around. It was rude not to so in we stepped. The smell of paper and printing was gently blowing down the corridor........kind of takes you back to the Cold War
The following is information i have found on the internet.
In its day it was used by the Bomber Commands strategic photographic reconnaissance squadron. Valiants, Victors and Canberras took off from the base, flew over the iron Curtains taking hundreds of aerial pictures. On one single mission by a Victor alone could produce 10'000ft of film so as you can imagine a huge place like this would be required. This building was built during the 1950's.
As a building it lasted over forty years, processing photographs. Sadly what with satellite and digital images becoming the 'norm', the building was surplus to requirements and fell into a deep decline. It was sold in the 1990's but the owners have just left it to rot.
Right here are the pictures, this time I have none of the outside.
This is what I saw as I entered
This is looking back at where i entered
a small corridor
no way out here then.....
this was a strange room
thanks for looking
