RAF Newton - the water tower escapade - June '08

well after seeing crashmatt and co's trip up the tower ive been gagging to see that siren, lovely sunny sunday afternoon so Goldie87 and myself popped over

access was intresting but worth it for the views up top, gutted i forgot my drill

appologies if your not keen on HDR stylee shots



the target



going up



the siren



time for a picnic



and the decent




there should be a 360 panoramic when i get round to it too

Nicely done, Mr Sam! looks like you picked a great day for it too, amazing view from up there, isn't it?

just a bit but neither of us dare stand up for long enough to fully apreciate it






so heres my attempt

im sure if i had a wider angle lens to get the 360 in less shots and used a tripod to keep it level i could of pulled something off a little better but im quite chuffed with my first go at it

Mr Sam said:

just a bit but neither of us dare stand up for long enough to fully apreciate it

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lol shame i didnt come i love heights.

nah not that just fear of getting spotted, didnt see the security chap at all today though, we must of been there a good couple of hours

raf newton air raid siren

hi there, it was interesting to see the siren at the top of the water tower. i actually own one just the same as the one you have shown. i thought they had all long since gone as in 1991 the home office decided to scrap the air raid warning system that had been kept in use since the end of the second world war. all the sirens that were installed up and down the country were taken down and broken up for scrap as the home office didn't want people useing them for general security alarms. i was lucky to find one that had been long out of use in the grounds of nestles coffee factory in hatton derbyshire where i once worked. i set it off once , it sounded incredible ! it required a 415 volt 3 phase supply to make it work. i should think they are of great rareity now, its a unique part of history now, great that you photographed it
great work
odeon master

odeon master said:

hi there, it was interesting to see the siren at the top of the water tower. i actually own one just the same as the one you have shown. i thought they had all long since gone as in 1991 the home office decided to scrap the air raid warning system that had been kept in use since the end of the second world war. all the sirens that were installed up and down the country were taken down and broken up for scrap as the home office didn't want people useing them for general security alarms. i was lucky to find one that had been long out of use in the grounds of nestles coffee factory in hatton derbyshire where i once worked. i set it off once , it sounded incredible ! it required a 415 volt 3 phase supply to make it work. i should think they are of great rareity now, its a unique part of history now, great that you photographed it
great work
odeon master

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They most likely didn't scrap it because 4years later it RAF Newton closed


love the 360 shot
If I could have been arsed to wait to cross the A46, prob would have bumped into ya both

Nice little world/globe picture mate!

odeon master said:

hi there, it was interesting to see the siren at the top of the water tower. i actually own one just the same as the one you have shown. i thought they had all long since gone as in 1991 the home office decided to scrap the air raid warning system that had been kept in use since the end of the second world war. all the sirens that were installed up and down the country were taken down and broken up for scrap as the home office didn't want people useing them for general security alarms. i was lucky to find one that had been long out of use in the grounds of nestles coffee factory in hatton derbyshire where i once worked. i set it off once , it sounded incredible ! it required a 415 volt 3 phase supply to make it work. i should think they are of great rareity now, its a unique part of history now, great that you photographed it
great work
odeon master

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cool!! a quick search on youtube shows a few being cranked up, that was the main point of this trip both wanted to see that siren after seing it in crashmatt's report

unfortunatly its seized solid, would be nice if someone took the time to get it down and preserve it,,,,you wouldnt get it down the steps though

air raid siren raf newton

no you wouldent get it down the steps they weigh about 200weight and take two fit blokes to shift one !
odeon master