Blunsdon Anti-Aircraft emplacements Feb 13

Evening all.

The other day I decided to have a little walk around the village and see what I could find, ended up having a look around the anti aircraft emplaments on the east side of the village.

Honestly, I know not a single shred of history on this place and google seemed to know nout too. All I do know is there are 4 hexangonal shaped emplacements, with ammunition storage and two enclosed rooms on each emplacement. The control bunker I am told has been buried but is rumoured to be intact, more or less, under the big mound of earth next to the site. There is little left of real interest, they have been stripped out and of any fixings and used for farm storage for the last few years. They are in decent nick though, with only one damaged by a tree thats grown up the side of it and split the concrete.

One with the pics, courtesy of my HTC One S.


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Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Untitled by kirkland301, on Flickr


Thanks for looking.

Nice site,cleaner than a lot of the ones Ive seen

Great pics.

RichCooper said:

Nice site,cleaner than a lot of the ones Ive seen

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It's a little way out the village on land thats usually got cows or sometimes a bull in so not many people venture out there. Blunsdon is pretty much a safe zone, far too quiet for trouble, especially if they kids have to brave the bull

Wow my spelling sucks, I need to pay more attention ...

RichCooper said:

Nice site,cleaner than a lot of the ones Ive seen

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Second that! This one is fairly easy to look round judging from the pics.

Good to see, thanks

Aaah yeah this is the one with the command bunker that's been buried under a pile of earth. Quite tidy.

There's another one with mint ww2 era painting near there too.