First visit in May with Ben, Beardy, Travis and Chard Remains for another great S.O’C.C. day out :D . We had a good mooch around, eye’d up the climb to the tower but sadly didn’t have the time to attempt it as the visit was cut short :) . We did however find the theatre...
This vast site (1050 acres) on the border of the Lake District was decommissioned in 1992 at the end of the cold war. The majority of the buildings and bunkers still remain and are reasonably intact. In 2008 Allerdale District Council bought the land from the Ministry of Defence for £1. The...
Ok so it's not very high and it's a fancy empty little chef but the story behind it something different
The roof was designed by Sam Scorer and built with the engineer Dr K. Hajnal-Kónyi
There were only three such roofs built (can't think why) and this one is Grade II listed due to how...
I'm sure you're all familiar with the history of this place, so I won't bore you with it.
Our trip
Explored with _Nyx_
This was a bit of a last minute decision to go here, having planned on doing a mill and what a good decision it turned out to be. Loved the place!!! Initially I...
Location national grid reference: SE222128.
The tower is the tallest free-standing building in the United Kingdom, 4th in the European Union, and 25th in the world.
The current tower is the third structure to have occupied the site. The original tower was 135 metres (443 ft) which was a...