ROF Healey Dell

After seeing some pics from here over on FB I thought it might be worth a mooch round and it turned out it was.Theres a lot of stuff still there and my timing turned out right as I got to talk to an old guy who has a unit there and remembers quite a lot about the place.Seems it was requisitioned during both world wars for munitions work.20lb bombs during WW1 which seem to have been our main payload for aerial bombing back then and 25lb shells during WW2 wether they were 3.7 AA or the famed 25pdr field gun I dont know.He said there were at least 2 pillboxes left but I found 4 in the end by following the remains of the perimeter fence.It had a small garrison of troops at some point and the remains of their hut bases are still.Didnt have time to get all the buildings unfortunately as it got too dark but managed most.


An Info Board (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


An Info Board (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Canteen And Stores

Canteen And Stores (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Chemist And Fitters Shop

Chemist And Fitters Shop by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Electrical Engineers Shop

Electrical Engineers Shop by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Empty Bomb Store Door

Empty Bomb Store Door by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Hut Bases

Hut Bases (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Ladies Toilet

Ladies Toilet by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Magazine No1

Magazine No 1 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Magazine No 2

Magazine No 2 by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Magazine No3

Magazine No3 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Pellet Press And Boiler House

Pellet Press And Boiler House by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Perimeter Fence

Perimeter Fence (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


Perimeter Fence (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Pump House

Pump House (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Pump House And Transformer

Pump House And Transformer by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Railway Bridge

Railway Bridge (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Septic Tank And Filters

Septic Tank And Filters (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr
Various Nissen Type Huts

Various Nissen Type Huts (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


Various Nissen Type Huts (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


Various Nissen Type Huts (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


Various Nissen Type Huts (9) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Air Raid Shelter E32392

E32392 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32392 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32392 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Air Raid Shelter E32393

E32393 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32393 (5) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32393 (8) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

The first of the two remaining pillbox variants on the western side of the valley both face east over the valley and would have covered the road in from the north
e32388

E32388 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32388 (4) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32388 (11) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

e32389

E32389 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32389 (6) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32389 (13) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

On the eastern side 2 more e32390 facing east kind of into the railway embankment which seemed a bit odd

E32390 (2) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32390 (10) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32390 (17) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

Finally e32391 which is at the bottom of the slope facing east towards the gully under the railway bridge

E32391 (1) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32391 (3) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32391 (7) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr


E32391 (13) by Rich Cooper2012, on Flickr

well done.the third last pic looks like a spooky eye

Good effort, I like stuff like this, nicely done

red brick non reinforced pillboxes? Death in a box.

Not sure I've seen this before, thanks!

Thats a great find thanks for sharing Rich.

Enjoyed that one Rich,tho I wouldn't have enjoyed being in one of they pillboxes under fire,look very insubstantial to me.

krela said:

red brick non reinforced pillboxes? Death in a box.

Not sure I've seen this before, thanks!

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Yea theyre a bit flimsy