Ww2 Bomb Shelters

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Got a load of WW2 buildings and installations round here, the Milford Haven waterway played a major part of the defense of the western approaches. Keep meaning to go out and take a load of pictures. Got quite a few Napoleonic war era forts and defensive installations about here too.

[tomburras 2,730]

Tomburras, I have been in that shelter before when I was younger as i grew up in the area. There is also a shelter made in some woods about three miles away to house all the documents of the leeds perm building society. It was a huge concrete bunker that had three storys. A bit claustrophobic to say the least. I was actually stood on another brick built shelter set in woodland yesterday that i stumbled upon.

As a young kid aged about 5 or 6 i spent a long time messing about in those kinds of places, the local allotment had old air raid shelters on them, i remember discovering that was where hundreds upon hundreds of peacock and tortoiseshell butterflies hibernated. I will try and take a few piccs next time I'm there....thanks for the memories.

 

 

it was a great shelter wasn't it! its a big shame it was removed I don't know why they did it. I also played in that area messing in the woods, by the canal and river. it was great and have good memories of childhood adventures and fishing. I didn't know about the leeds perm bunker that sounds interesting is it still there?

[tomburras 2,730]

I've still got a Anderson shelter , at the bottom if the garden

I'll put a photo up to morrow

Atb

 

your very lucky! would like to see that.

[J Darcy 5,871]

 

Tomburras, I have been in that shelter before when I was younger as i grew up in the area. There is also a shelter made in some woods about three miles away to house all the documents of the leeds perm building society. It was a huge concrete bunker that had three storys. A bit claustrophobic to say the least. I was actually stood on another brick built shelter set in woodland yesterday that i stumbled upon.

As a young kid aged about 5 or 6 i spent a long time messing about in those kinds of places, the local allotment had old air raid shelters on them, i remember discovering that was where hundreds upon hundreds of peacock and tortoiseshell butterflies hibernated. I will try and take a few piccs next time I'm there....thanks for the memories.

 

 

it was a great shelter wasn't it! its a big shame it was removed I don't know why they did it. I also played in that area messing in the woods, by the canal and river. it was great and have good memories of childhood adventures and fishing. I didn't know about the leeds perm bunker that sounds interesting is it still there?

 

Yes as far as I know. the

Next time i am in the area I will have a walk and take piccys.

There are actually several war shelters in the area hidden in the woods. Nice to look back!!

[tomburras 2,730]

cheers J Darcy, would be nice to see some piccys! the old quarry buildings in the woods are interesting and used to go there too, also went there on the same trip last week and looking down the drop to the quarry sent shivers down my spine thinking how we used to climb up it as a kids!

[J Darcy 5,871]

cheers J Darcy, would be nice to see some piccys! the old quarry buildings in the woods are interesting and used to go there too, also went there on the same trip last week and looking down the drop to the quarry sent shivers down my spine thinking how we used to climb up it as a kids!

The quarry is a shadow of its former self. I don't know if you remember the huge dyramid rock that had another huge rock balanced on top of it? I spent many years shooting and messing about in the quarry back in the days when it was open and owned by 'Briggs's' Believe it or not there is roe deer in there now!!!!!

 

If you go to the Iveson end of the quarry, there is another lump of woodland and at the bottom of that there is another 'shelter', a sort of concrete bunker....the other concrete structures in that wood are old sewerage units...

[tomburras 2,730]

 

cheers J Darcy, would be nice to see some piccys! the old quarry buildings in the woods are interesting and used to go there too, also went there on the same trip last week and looking down the drop to the quarry sent shivers down my spine thinking how we used to climb up it as a kids!

The quarry is a shadow of its former self. I don't know if you remember the huge dyramid rock that had another huge rock balanced on top of it? I spent many years shooting and messing about in the quarry back in the days when it was open and owned by 'Briggs's' Believe it or not there is roe deer in there now!!!!!

 

If you go to the Iveson end of the quarry, there is another lump of woodland and at the bottom of that there is another 'shelter', a sort of concrete bunker....the other concrete structures in that wood are old sewerage units...

 

 

I seen roe deer there many times over the years as I hit my later teens and even seen them on the road near the owl pub! iv not seen the other shelter/bunker tho ill go looking next time im there. I don't remember the big rock tho unfortunately - im 31 so it may have gone before I could have seen it.

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Just reminded me, I used to spend a lot of time exploring the old defences on the beaches / cliffs in France, they were fascinating.

[tomburras 2,730]

Just reminded me, I used to spend a lot of time exploring the old defences on the beaches / cliffs in France, they were fascinating.

 

At farm I did my middle year placement on had a old wartime aircraft hanger on it, one of the first ever built. The woodwork supporting the roof was fantastic, places like that are not built anymore. it was so full of character. spent many hours in there watching the grain dryer and imagining old planes going in and out and the history that went on in there to pass the time.

[J Darcy 5,871]

 

 

cheers J Darcy, would be nice to see some piccys! the old quarry buildings in the woods are interesting and used to go there too, also went there on the same trip last week and looking down the drop to the quarry sent shivers down my spine thinking how we used to climb up it as a kids!

The quarry is a shadow of its former self. I don't know if you remember the huge dyramid rock that had another huge rock balanced on top of it? I spent many years shooting and messing about in the quarry back in the days when it was open and owned by 'Briggs's' Believe it or not there is roe deer in there now!!!!!

 

If you go to the Iveson end of the quarry, there is another lump of woodland and at the bottom of that there is another 'shelter', a sort of concrete bunker....the other concrete structures in that wood are old sewerage units...

 

 

I seen roe deer there many times over the years as I hit my later teens and even seen them on the road near the owl pub! iv not seen the other shelter/bunker tho ill go looking next time im there. I don't remember the big rock tho unfortunately - im 31 so it may have gone before I could have seen it.

 

do you mean the wise owl...or the owl at rodley?

[tomburras 2,730]

 

 

 

cheers J Darcy, would be nice to see some piccys! the old quarry buildings in the woods are interesting and used to go there too, also went there on the same trip last week and looking down the drop to the quarry sent shivers down my spine thinking how we used to climb up it as a kids!

The quarry is a shadow of its former self. I don't know if you remember the huge dyramid rock that had another huge rock balanced on top of it? I spent many years shooting and messing about in the quarry back in the days when it was open and owned by 'Briggs's' Believe it or not there is roe deer in there now!!!!!

 

If you go to the Iveson end of the quarry, there is another lump of woodland and at the bottom of that there is another 'shelter', a sort of concrete bunker....the other concrete structures in that wood are old sewerage units...

 

 

I seen roe deer there many times over the years as I hit my later teens and even seen them on the road near the owl pub! iv not seen the other shelter/bunker tho ill go looking next time im there. I don't remember the big rock tho unfortunately - im 31 so it may have gone before I could have seen it.

 

do you mean the wise owl...or the owl at rodley?

 

owl at Rodley.

[J Darcy 5,871]

 

 

 

 

cheers J Darcy, would be nice to see some piccys! the old quarry buildings in the woods are interesting and used to go there too, also went there on the same trip last week and looking down the drop to the quarry sent shivers down my spine thinking how we used to climb up it as a kids!

The quarry is a shadow of its former self. I don't know if you remember the huge dyramid rock that had another huge rock balanced on top of it? I spent many years shooting and messing about in the quarry back in the days when it was open and owned by 'Briggs's' Believe it or not there is roe deer in there now!!!!!

 

If you go to the Iveson end of the quarry, there is another lump of woodland and at the bottom of that there is another 'shelter', a sort of concrete bunker....the other concrete structures in that wood are old sewerage units...

 

 

I seen roe deer there many times over the years as I hit my later teens and even seen them on the road near the owl pub! iv not seen the other shelter/bunker tho ill go looking next time im there. I don't remember the big rock tho unfortunately - im 31 so it may have gone before I could have seen it.

 

do you mean the wise owl...or the owl at rodley?

 

owl at Rodley.

 

Thought so.....Roe have only been in the quarry woods, where the two fishing ponds are, about 5 or 6 years.....

They have been at Rodley for over 30 years, they travelled down the canal from Esholt where , I believe, several were released on a farm in the 1970's.

[tomburras 2,730]

Great info again thanks J Darcy.