Hello, this is my first post on Derelict places. This summer i was on holiday to when I came across some derelict hangars which looked fairly old. They were accessible, and were large hall like areas inside. Was 6-8 of these buildings. I stopped off to check them out, and came across a large two story concrete building, later found out to be a gas decontamination block. Unfortunatley, the unexpected trip had to be rather hasty, and I would have liked to have explored more thoroughly. I also found a strange entranceless pillbox. Later I heard it was a ‘pickett-hamilton fort’ which was a defence designed to be accessed through a ceiling hatch (I didn’t see this due to an overgrowing tree), and would slide to ground-level hydraulically to avoid obstructiong aircraft on the runway. There was also several short tunnel bunkers which were designed to protect people from air-raids. They were covered in earth, and most had caved in, but one which I managed to enter. After further investigation I saw that the site included a large building block, a picket-hamilton fort, and several underground air-raid shelters. I believed this to be an airfield and was correct when I later looked up on it on the internet.
Here is a link to the pictures on my website, and I've added a link to this site on there as i think it's really interesting.
http://beyondthepoint.co.uk/2011/08/29/lympne-airfield-a-chance-discovery/
Here is a link to the pictures on my website, and I've added a link to this site on there as i think it's really interesting.
http://beyondthepoint.co.uk/2011/08/29/lympne-airfield-a-chance-discovery/
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