Cool pics of urban exploring, abandoned machines and stuff

Cool pics of urban exploring, abandoned machines and stuff

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Twincam16

27,646 posts

257 months

Wednesday 21st July 2010
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mcdjl said:
Twincam16 said:
He definitely confirms it was near Sutton Bonington. I think Newton is more likely seeing as though the pictures on that website are more like the ones he showed me than the ones I'm seeing of Wymeswold on 28DL, which looks totally derelict with no machinery, locked doors or vehicles left around, or even a roof on the buildings.
The munitions factory/store at Ruddington is considerably closer and is between L'boro/Notts. The railway was kept open as a spur when the rest of it was shut down to carry on servicing it. Its now under the country park/transport museum.
I don't think it was - he would've mentioned a railway line. Also, according to Ruddington's website the place was 'reclaimed' as a nature reserve in 1991.

ETA - I'm pretty sure it was Newton, simply because the more I see on UrbEx websites, the more looks familiar. I especially recognise this sort of thing from his snapshots:







And seeing things like this left behind really freaked him out:







It seems it's been fairly well covered by other UrbExers, must've been terrifying at night, and apparently is now being flattened to make way for a new housing development.

Edited by Twincam16 on Wednesday 21st July 14:26

mcdjl

5,438 posts

194 months

Wednesday 21st July 2010
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Twincam16 said:
mcdjl said:
Twincam16 said:
He definitely confirms it was near Sutton Bonington. I think Newton is more likely seeing as though the pictures on that website are more like the ones he showed me than the ones I'm seeing of Wymeswold on 28DL, which looks totally derelict with no machinery, locked doors or vehicles left around, or even a roof on the buildings.
The munitions factory/store at Ruddington is considerably closer and is between L'boro/Notts. The railway was kept open as a spur when the rest of it was shut down to carry on servicing it. Its now under the country park/transport museum.
I don't think it was - he would've mentioned a railway line. Also, according to Ruddington's website the place was 'reclaimed' as a nature reserve in 1991.
Guess I'll just have to accept he walked a long way then!

Twincam16

27,646 posts

257 months

Wednesday 21st July 2010
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mcdjl said:
Twincam16 said:
mcdjl said:
Twincam16 said:
He definitely confirms it was near Sutton Bonington. I think Newton is more likely seeing as though the pictures on that website are more like the ones he showed me than the ones I'm seeing of Wymeswold on 28DL, which looks totally derelict with no machinery, locked doors or vehicles left around, or even a roof on the buildings.
The munitions factory/store at Ruddington is considerably closer and is between L'boro/Notts. The railway was kept open as a spur when the rest of it was shut down to carry on servicing it. Its now under the country park/transport museum.
I don't think it was - he would've mentioned a railway line. Also, according to Ruddington's website the place was 'reclaimed' as a nature reserve in 1991.
Guess I'll just have to accept he walked a long way then!
We do go on pretty big hiking holidays (17 miles a day for a week through mountain ranges) so that kind of distance isn't really a bother to us.

mcdjl

5,438 posts

194 months

Wednesday 21st July 2010
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Twincam16 said:
mcdjl said:
Guess I'll just have to accept he walked a long way then!
We do go on pretty big hiking holidays (17 miles a day for a week through mountain ranges) so that kind of distance isn't really a bother to us.
I could do that kind of distance once or twice in the week and would need a pint at the end of it...not a night exploring an old RAF base smile

Pesty

42,655 posts

255 months

Wednesday 21st July 2010
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Twincam16 said:
Off the back of this thread I phoned him up last night.

Once he finds them, he's emailing over the photos thumbup
Have you got them yet?

All these pics are great the more the better

Twincam16

27,646 posts

257 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Pesty said:
Twincam16 said:
Off the back of this thread I phoned him up last night.

Once he finds them, he's emailing over the photos thumbup
Have you got them yet?

All these pics are great the more the better
Not yet - they were taken on a 'film' camera as opposed to a digital, so when he says 'find them' it means turning his flat over as opposed to delving into his hard drive.

nonuts

15,855 posts

228 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Smiler. said:
The west wing where the research took place
yikes I assume you didn't open any of the containers? hehe

Twincam16

27,646 posts

257 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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hora said:
Twincam16 on that last pic- I know theres something plastic poking out the end but it is definitely a spent 9mm case isn't it? Its been struck/used. Who was firing a handgun in there?!!
According to the original caption it's some kind of training blank.

Silent1

19,761 posts

234 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Twincam16 said:
hora said:
Twincam16 on that last pic- I know theres something plastic poking out the end but it is definitely a spent 9mm case isn't it? Its been struck/used. Who was firing a handgun in there?!!
According to the original caption it's some kind of training blank.
It looks like simunition

Dave200

3,590 posts

219 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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So, any sign of these missiles yet?

BruceV8

3,325 posts

246 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Silent1 said:
Twincam16 said:
hora said:
Twincam16 on that last pic- I know theres something plastic poking out the end but it is definitely a spent 9mm case isn't it? Its been struck/used. Who was firing a handgun in there?!!
According to the original caption it's some kind of training blank.
It looks like simunition
yes Its obviously been used as a trainng area. Quite common for disused facilities to be used like this before they are sold off or redeveloped.

ShiggyBiggs

713 posts

173 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Twincam16 said:
mcdjl said:
Twincam16 said:
He definitely confirms it was near Sutton Bonington. I think Newton is more likely seeing as though the pictures on that website are more like the ones he showed me than the ones I'm seeing of Wymeswold on 28DL, which looks totally derelict with no machinery, locked doors or vehicles left around, or even a roof on the buildings.
The munitions factory/store at Ruddington is considerably closer and is between L'boro/Notts. The railway was kept open as a spur when the rest of it was shut down to carry on servicing it. Its now under the country park/transport museum.
I don't think it was - he would've mentioned a railway line. Also, according to Ruddington's website the place was 'reclaimed' as a nature reserve in 1991.

ETA - I'm pretty sure it was Newton, simply because the more I see on UrbEx websites, the more looks familiar. I especially recognise this sort of thing from his snapshots:







And seeing things like this left behind really freaked him out:







It seems it's been fairly well covered by other UrbExers, must've been terrifying at night, and apparently is now being flattened to make way for a new housing development.

Edited by Twincam16 on Wednesday 21st July 14:26
Someone better have taken those keys if its being knocked down!

Dr G

15,159 posts

241 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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I rediscover this thread every few weeks and then wonder where the last two hours went laugh

Bar stewards the lot of you for being so interesting frown

BAHN-STORMA

2,712 posts

189 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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Dave200 said:
So, any sign of these missiles yet?
That's what Tony Blair said!!!

johnbaz

505 posts

177 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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Derilict office block where i work they're listed so won't be knocked down..

Pictures taken by me after the floods of 2007...It's all marble and mahogany cool















still partially flooded cellar, it took a fair bit of pumping out, normally it's all locked up tight but had to be left open to pump out and then to dry out..


Barnes Wallace was reputed to have stayed on the top floor here whilst testing of the bouncing bomb was taking place..


Johnsmile

hadenough!

3,785 posts

259 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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Twincam16 said:
Pothole said:
we NEED to see those photos!
I know! Annoyingly he's not on PH and I saw them on the screen on the back of his camera...
Twincam16 later said:
...they were taken on a "film" camera as opposed to a digital, so when he says "find them" it means turning his flat over as opposed to delving in to his hard drive.
I though all cameras with screens on the back were digital.

andy400

10,296 posts

230 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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hadenough! said:
Twincam16 said:
Pothole said:
we NEED to see those photos!
I know! Annoyingly he's not on PH and I saw them on the screen on the back of his camera...
Twincam16 later said:
...they were taken on a "film" camera as opposed to a digital, so when he says "find them" it means turning his flat over as opposed to delving in to his hard drive.
I though all cameras with screens on the back were digital.
scratchchin

timmo

1,786 posts

233 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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I went to see Spinalonga ( an Island off the coast of greece )the last leper colony in Europe
The last lepers were still there in 1957 !!!!

the place has an eerie feel about the place with buildings
still intake - here is a link ( i dont have my pictures with me )
well worth a visit

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&am...


RedLeicester

6,869 posts

244 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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andy400 said:
hadenough! said:
Twincam16 said:
Pothole said:
we NEED to see those photos!
I know! Annoyingly he's not on PH and I saw them on the screen on the back of his camera...
Twincam16 later said:
...they were taken on a "film" camera as opposed to a digital, so when he says "find them" it means turning his flat over as opposed to delving in to his hard drive.
I though all cameras with screens on the back were digital.
scratchchin
>beckons<

Heeeeere fishy fishy fishy...

KenBlocksPants

5,951 posts

183 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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RedLeicester said:
andy400 said:
hadenough! said:
Twincam16 said:
Pothole said:
we NEED to see those photos!
I know! Annoyingly he's not on PH and I saw them on the screen on the back of his camera...
Twincam16 later said:
...they were taken on a "film" camera as opposed to a digital, so when he says "find them" it means turning his flat over as opposed to delving in to his hard drive.
I though all cameras with screens on the back were digital.
scratchchin
>beckons<

Heeeeere fishy fishy fishy...
Could very well mean a camcorder.

I.E its on digital film (and watchable via LCD screen on the camcorder) but not viewable on a PC yet.


I still think its bollards though