Gloucester Fuel Store.

This site may be worth another look before it is demolished, wartime store for 16,000 tons of petrol( I think).
At present most buildings are secure and it is in the "redevelopement" process.

Nice find matey

I take it you didnt get any access into the tanks?

Urban Mole said:

Nice find matey

I take it you didnt get any access into the tanks?

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Nope, funny day really, lots of CCTV on adjacent factories, police cars wizzing about on the new by-pass that passes the main gate,(not for me,lol.) eventualy got fed up with crouching in nettles etc.

Tanks are C2 type, all the same except for access shaft/tunnel.

The place is on the market for new houses etc according to the agent in Brum.

interesting site m8, any idea where the fuel went to?

kernowexpeditionary said:

interesting site m8, any idea where the fuel went to?

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That particular style looks WW2 time to me.

looks a great find id love to have a good look around there

kernowexpeditionary said:

interesting site m8, any idea where the fuel went to?

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All part of this lot, secure storage with a big part in operation "PLUTO".
I suspect there is a link to Plymouth cannot find it though!
Krela, not sure of exact date.

Engineer said:

All part of this lot, secure storage with a big part in operation "PLUTO".
I suspect there is a link to Plymouth cannot find it though!

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And the Isle of Wight if its to do with PLUTO.
Links;

http://www.iwight.com/home/news/d-day1.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto

http://www.combinedops.com/pluto.htm

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9370

http://www.ww2inthehighlands.co.uk/folders/localhistory/operationpluto.htm

http://www.history.petop.co.uk/html/pluto.html

That last link is quite interesting, prob more to you mainlanders

Gloucester Fuel Store.

Thanks for the links Urban Mole.

Great find mate, i like the picure of the building appearing to be held up buy gas/fuel pipes most odd

Thanks for sharing, shame you couldn't get in a tank for a shot or two.

Silverfox said:

Great find mate, i like the picure of the building appearing to be held up buy gas/fuel pipes most odd

Thanks for sharing, shame you couldn't get in a tank for a shot or two.

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Just a matter of time I hope.

Cool i keep an eye on your posts then bud.

There are some fuel storage tanks here on the Island, connected with PLUTO, but Im unsure exactly where, so if anyone gets any leads, let me know

Urban Mole said:

There are some fuel storage tanks here on the Island, connected with PLUTO, but Im unsure exactly where, so if anyone gets any leads, let me know

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Reading through the links Browns Golf Course looks like an area worth checking.

Ive already been there, and found the old pump house on Browns golf course, but its empty and is used to store machinary, like mowers and pruning tools etc for the golf course.
There was also a pump house in Shanklin, Ive not found that yet, it may be demo'd.
But Im sure the storage tanks would be somewhere high up, so it would give a bit of head on the way to the pumps then onto France...

There's an interesting regular compound at NGR: SX523914, looks like a new house there now, beside the old railway.
Just a guess from a quick search of the maps.

Silverfox said:

Great find mate, i like the picure of the building appearing to be held up buy gas/fuel pipes most odd

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It's a fairly standard tanker filling rig

Nice pix!!, those 70s pye pmr sets are well known to me!. Lots converted by us radio hams to 4, 2 mtrs and 70 cms bands!.

Very interesting site and buildings plus the info about operation PLUTO. Excellent stuff.

Foxylady said:

Very interesting site and buildings plus the info about operation PLUTO. Excellent stuff.

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This one may be near to your area, crosshair centered on one tank.


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