So Wilton Park is one of those sites which just liked to get away from me at every attempt at exploring. I am pretty local to it and had tried a number of times; but things had always been going on, on site; or there was a lot of people around the access point, or it simply wasn’t “The Day”; but I did successfully manage to get on site quite a few times there aft.
The first occasion was around December 2022, got on site on a bitterly cold evening, with the intent on going straight to the roof; but sadly; no such luck! But the frost made for some lovely shots of the building, so I seized the chance to get these.
Second time on site was in Early March 2023; but the heavens absolutely opened whilst on the roof, and I mean it HAMMERED down. This actually made for some pretty interesting pictures though, with the rain clearly visible in some of them, (It did make my camera do some weird things for a few days after mind). I used to work nearby Wilton Park for quite a few years; and used the opportunity to dry off with a delicious pizza from @Home Pizza in Gerrards Cross, a regular spot for when I worked in The Chalfonts.
The previous two visits were a Solo Venture, but Fast Forward a week or two; and I returned to the tower with an accomplice and the weather couldn’t have been more ideal!
Known affectionately as “The Wilton Hilton”; this fifteen-storey Tower Block has been disused for many years now and was used for training up until a few years ago. During Wilton Parks time as the Army College of Military Education after the war; negotiations for the purchase of some of the estate by the War Department were put in hand; which saw the demolition of the White House previously on site in 1967/8; to make way for a 15 storey accommodation block, which allegedly is the tallest point in Bucks.
I would return for a chill; and maybe some night time Long Exposure Shots. Pretty impressive views of London in the background!
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The first occasion was around December 2022, got on site on a bitterly cold evening, with the intent on going straight to the roof; but sadly; no such luck! But the frost made for some lovely shots of the building, so I seized the chance to get these.
Second time on site was in Early March 2023; but the heavens absolutely opened whilst on the roof, and I mean it HAMMERED down. This actually made for some pretty interesting pictures though, with the rain clearly visible in some of them, (It did make my camera do some weird things for a few days after mind). I used to work nearby Wilton Park for quite a few years; and used the opportunity to dry off with a delicious pizza from @Home Pizza in Gerrards Cross, a regular spot for when I worked in The Chalfonts.
The previous two visits were a Solo Venture, but Fast Forward a week or two; and I returned to the tower with an accomplice and the weather couldn’t have been more ideal!
Known affectionately as “The Wilton Hilton”; this fifteen-storey Tower Block has been disused for many years now and was used for training up until a few years ago. During Wilton Parks time as the Army College of Military Education after the war; negotiations for the purchase of some of the estate by the War Department were put in hand; which saw the demolition of the White House previously on site in 1967/8; to make way for a 15 storey accommodation block, which allegedly is the tallest point in Bucks.
I would return for a chill; and maybe some night time Long Exposure Shots. Pretty impressive views of London in the background!
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