Lydden Spout Deep Level Shelter

Priority 7 · Jun 2, 2012

Lydden Spout, was the last stop on my whirl wind tour of Dover delights. I had been warned that the access was not for the feint hearted and had assumed a climb over a fence or or a squeeze through a gap designed for the anorexic. We arrived and walked in the blazing heat and I was finally faced with the "Access" a steep gradient decent too many feet above the beach. The shelter itself is tag free and retains a lot of its original features (All be it on the floor)and the main draw for me was the historic graffiti etched into the chalk..

Cheers for looking visited with Coverturbex, Urbexdad and some nonforum members. Cheers for an excellent weekend of explores Urbexdad.

UrbanX · Jun 2, 2012

Urbex documents, and preserves history. Fact.
But 99% of sites we do have been documented in someway or another before. To see something like this, that only a handful must have seen. Simply amazing, such an amazing piece of documentary. Thanks for risking your life to share

UEP-Wales · Jun 2, 2012

Simply fantastic, thanks for posting this!

tank2020 · Jun 2, 2012

I've looked down that cliff 3 times trying to take the step, but to no avail, did you do the plotting room up top. Excellent Pics

outkast · Jun 3, 2012

and the mags are accesable....just

flyboys90 · Jun 3, 2012

That was a privilege to see those shots so much preserved,thank you.

UE-OMJ · Jun 3, 2012

Thats one place I doubt I'll ever see, I've seen one of the views over the access point - a bit too high and scary for me

Great that it is so untouched and preserved.

'J Pritchard' - how neat is his writing!

Priority 7 · Jun 3, 2012

Thanks all, I have to say its a fair weather, dry trip only. Its perfectly safe if you are sensible and I owe a huge thankyou to the guys that took us there I couldn't do it on my own. The plotting room was trashed totally which was a real shame the door had been ripped off the opening

I didnt get to do the magazines but have already decided there is more for me to see and another trip is needed to see some more of the choice sites down at the white cliffs...

outkast · Jun 3, 2012

Priority 7 said:
Thanks all, I have to say its a fair weather, dry trip only. Its perfectly safe if you are sensible and I owe a huge thankyou to the guys that took us there I couldn't do it on my own. The plotting room was trashed totally which was a real shame the door had been ripped off the opening I didnt get to do the magazines but have already decided there is more for me to see and another trip is needed to see some more of the choice sites down at the white cliffs...

The plotting room was trashed?

last time I was there it was reallly clean and tidy, a small shrine had been set up inside with pics and letters about the people who has served there, it was the best preserved plotting room in dover

Priority 7 · Jun 3, 2012

Not anymore bud the lads I went with said there was a shrine, visitors book and photos sadly no more its all gone

Some mindless idiots obviously valued the poultry scrap metal value above all else

skeleton key · Jun 3, 2012

outkast said:
The plotting room was trashed?

last time I was there it was reallly clean and tidy, a small shrine had been set up inside with pics and letters about the people who has served there, it was the best preserved plotting room in dover

That's so very mindless & bloody tragic & shows why within what we do is so very valid in documenting before its gone.
If youve got any pic's outkast post em up mate as never got to see it sadly

Priority 7 said:
Not anymore bud the lads I went with said there was a shrine, visitors book and photos sadly no more its all gone Some mindless idiots obviously valued the poultry scrap metal value above all else

Cheers Mate ,still worth seeing yet sad knowing the patheticness of some people

wherever i may roam · Jun 3, 2012

Loving this,nice find....

Priority 7 · Jun 3, 2012

tank2020 said:
I've looked down that cliff 3 times trying to take the step, but to no avail, did you do the plotting room up top. Excellent Pics

Tank bud it looks far worse than it is mate I will let you know when I am down your way as I would love to get some more shots from in there....by the way cheers for the tip on where to park for FH it was spot on...

outkast · Jun 3, 2012

What is it with these ****** ******* who have to smash up everything they see, I swear to god if I had caught them.

Priority 7 · Jun 3, 2012

Damn it...we found some backing card but that was it a shameless act of the mindless...

skeleton key · Jun 3, 2012

Cheers outcast and thanks for posting those pictures mate and share your sentiments.
Just dis belief and anger

TeeJF · Jun 3, 2012

outkast said:
What is it with these f***** ******* who have to smash up everything they see, I swear to god if id caught them.

Got to agree with you there having just been to a place in north Wales that had been chavved to B-Jaysus.

Having said that please don't swear quite so explicitly in the forum as there may be youngsters reading. I find a star in an appropriate place works wonders. A star above these f*c*rs heads caused by my Manfroto quickly applied would suit me best of all!

outkast · Jun 3, 2012

I apologise if my language offended anyone, this sort of thing just makes my blood boil :neutral:

skeleton key · Jun 4, 2012

You are forgiven mate ,but they are not and fully understand your anger
ps we need to get out again soon

outkast · Jun 4, 2012

skeleton key said:
You are forgiven mate ,but they are not and fully understand your anger
ps we need to get out again soon

Yes mate, will PM you

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