Wymeswold Airfield, derelict MOD Buildings.

[slimrick]

That last pic is an marker tile, they place them over buried cable so when you're digging you know what you're about to cut through.

 

[Kaputnik]

thanks for that info, slimrick. theres a pic of one at another airfield on the forum somewhere too.

 

[johno23]

You have captured the character there in your photos,old airfields always have a story to tell and theres always loads of stuff lying around to tell it as you have shown,nice work mate

By the way,I suppose that battery could have had a multitude of uses on an airfield "But" my dad worked as a sparky for a well known local bus company in the seventies and he had four of these on trickle charge in the garage for emergency lighting etc.He got them from a bus when it was scrapped.I suppose they would have needed some sort of a bus to move the personnel around on the airfield,...just a thought or useless bit of info

 

[Kaputnik]

Thanks for the comments, Johno23,
the Nife batteries were very tolerant of abuse such as overcharging, long periods left uncharged, etc,without being damaged apparently.
i really like this place, and find something new everytime i go there!
got some more pics of 2 fuel storage/pumping areas to post up soon when i get round to it

 

[NobodyGirl]

Thanks for showing me round today Kaputnik! Popping the photos I got up, Never looked at this thread yet I still have managed to take the same shot as you (the last one) lol.

 

[Kaputnik]

Nicely done, as always, NG

 

[thompski]

Nice little find you've got there, love the 'electricity' brick, and the old electronics.

Great photos both of you as always

 

[Kingblag]

To think i have driven through Wymeswold so many times and never knew this little lot existed..would love to check it out myself as only up the road from me.

 

[losttom]

I used to work at Bruntingthorpe aerodrome and dug up those marker tiles all the time, i wondered why they have them in areas that were right on the border of the site? why didnt they just bury them slightly deeper and save time and money?