Upper Hale Underground Reservoirs, Aldershot Garrison, Surrey – April 2017

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Upper Hale Underground Reservoirs, Aldershot Garrison, Surrey – April 2017

Continuing on from Flexlands, Southside, my friend and myself visited this site. I don’t really do underground, but I quite liked it here and I think it lit up quite well.

History
These Reservoirs are South of an area known as “Caesars Camp”; which was then; a major water catchment area for Aldershot Camp which had its own water supply from Aldershot Town

There are a number of uncovered reservoir's in this area; and until recent years a water tower and pump house across the road.


The Explore
Just a quick explore in here really. Quite refreshingly cool as expected under there; though incredibly slippery which is understandable of course!

Got a few shots here; and I for one quite liked it under there. The ladder we used was incredibly sturdy, but I have been told that other ladders here are not!!!

We left after about 20 minutes to check the rest of our list for the day.


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Thanks for looking! More At:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/landie_man/albums/72157681699662934
 
Not seen this one pop up for a while. Lovely lighting in there.
 
Back in the late 80's as kids we broke into there. Took turns climbing down the ladder whilst a friend would close the hatch to see who would scream like a girl.
 
The curved concrete roofs remind me of photos I've seen of another covered/underground water reservoir, but with brick archwork and from a much earlier era. Possibly somewhere in Italy.
 
The reservoirs are still there. Work started on reusing them but it seems they abandoned it.
Were they 2,000 years old - as the ones in Rome are - they would be 'sites of special scientific interest' or 'listed buildings'; even open to the public under the National Trust. Here, they are seen as obsolete industrial holes in the ground.
 
The reservoirs are still there. Work started on reusing them but it seems they abandoned it.
Ahhhh good to know - thanks.......Local to me and enjoyed a couple of trips there back in the day..... still accessible do you know?
 

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