Grange Caverns, WWII Munitions Store - July 2010.

[Ojay]

Grange Caverns, WWII Munitions Store

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Sign1.jpg

Word War 2 munitions storage, covering 2.5 acres of disused limestone workings 100ft below ground.

During the Second World War this cavern was used as a store for more than 11000 tons of bombs, including most famously the 'bouncing bombs' as used by the RAF's 617 Squadron 16–17 May 1943 to breach the Möhne and Eder dam, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and the villages of the Eder valley.

Later it re-opened as the world largest military museum, housing a range from a First World War trench to a section on the Falklands campaign.

Closing in the early 80's the place is now sealed up and lies mothballed below Flintshire.

Access was comedy as ever, just as we entered the perimeter we could hear dogs barking and getting louder by the minute, (Gulp).

Anyway safely in, we just needed to get back out....


In your caves

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/peep2-2.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Caves1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Cave1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Ppl2.jpg

Cave Rave

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Cave_rave1.jpg

Museums... Fuck all left here, just a facade

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Mus1_ext1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Mus2.jpg

Down here for the Bar, Cafe & Toilets

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Cave2.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Caf_ext1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Caf_int1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Int2.jpg

Till

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Till.jpg

Ammunitions case

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Case1-1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Case2.jpg

Junk

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Junk1.jpg

Vehicle Repairs

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Gar1.jpg

Further in, but sadly filled in

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Grange%20Caverns/Hole.jpg

Thanks for looking :thumb

[Lectrician]

What a strange place! Cool pics.

[tommo]

Wicked it's alot more trashed than I was expecting, but still looks cool

[Xan_Asmodi]

Nice pics man, looks like a good little explore. Must get below ground soon!

[xlchris]

very good and interesting !

[rookinella]

Ahh nice and are they stretchers there as well?

[Dragon's Lair]

Interesting to see some pics of this place as it is now.
Sad to see what a state it is in though.
It was a brilliant museum.
I've still got a copy of the guide book from the museum somewhere!

Dragon's Lair