Having known about this place for nigh on 4 years, and the fact its less than an hours bimble from my QTH, and along one of my walking routes, i decided today i would finally check it out properly. It tied in nicely with the fact that i was going that way anyway a) looking for locations for field radio operating, and b) to bend my legs in advance of a jaunt to Trollers Ghyll tomorrow.
Sadly, theres not a lot interesting in the place, its a small abandoned farm cottage, set in what would be very nice tranquil fields and woods, but now very overgrown. The nearby meadow is one of my favourite places. Its sufficiently far from the local villages, and sufficiently tricky to get to that the local scum dont seem to have bothered.
Anyway, despite having to walk very slowly talking nicely to a pair of fresian heffers that took too keen an interest in me (cows in the same field as me freak me out, so these two trotting literally beside me made me quite nervous), i found the house untouched since i last passed. Appologies for the poor quality of some images, i was using a small digital compact, and a headtorch (plus a very heafty maglight, more for its brute force capabilities than its illumination). MUst splash out for a high power lamp
Remains of an old phone, although it seems some modernisation attempts have been made in the past couple of decades
odd switch, had 4core alarm cable out the back, panic button? found upstairs
Old telly found in a walk in wardrobe
handset off of old phone and fascia from a leccy meter, these were outside the building
This old chest freezer was in the room i gained access to, i didnt open it until i was about to leave! As it happens, it contains only an old coke can
Sadly, there were no old food packets etc, which was dissapointing (the coke can was only a few years old)
I took a nosey across to Gasgoine Wood mine after, but the activity level meant it wasnt worth the risk. So, i bimbled home, stopping only to admire the fox i disturbed, and to look at a small scattering of old shotshells (ammunition is my personal speciallity, shall we say), one of which, a gamebore HP 12ga, turned out to be live but very badly corroded. After making it safe i went on my way.
Wirelessmast
Sadly, theres not a lot interesting in the place, its a small abandoned farm cottage, set in what would be very nice tranquil fields and woods, but now very overgrown. The nearby meadow is one of my favourite places. Its sufficiently far from the local villages, and sufficiently tricky to get to that the local scum dont seem to have bothered.
Anyway, despite having to walk very slowly talking nicely to a pair of fresian heffers that took too keen an interest in me (cows in the same field as me freak me out, so these two trotting literally beside me made me quite nervous), i found the house untouched since i last passed. Appologies for the poor quality of some images, i was using a small digital compact, and a headtorch (plus a very heafty maglight, more for its brute force capabilities than its illumination). MUst splash out for a high power lamp
Remains of an old phone, although it seems some modernisation attempts have been made in the past couple of decades
odd switch, had 4core alarm cable out the back, panic button? found upstairs
Old telly found in a walk in wardrobe
handset off of old phone and fascia from a leccy meter, these were outside the building
This old chest freezer was in the room i gained access to, i didnt open it until i was about to leave! As it happens, it contains only an old coke can
Sadly, there were no old food packets etc, which was dissapointing (the coke can was only a few years old)
I took a nosey across to Gasgoine Wood mine after, but the activity level meant it wasnt worth the risk. So, i bimbled home, stopping only to admire the fox i disturbed, and to look at a small scattering of old shotshells (ammunition is my personal speciallity, shall we say), one of which, a gamebore HP 12ga, turned out to be live but very badly corroded. After making it safe i went on my way.
Wirelessmast
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