I saw there was a report by canute recently so I decided to leave this one a wee while. Canute's report also had some interesting history of the place so check it out if you haven't done so already.
Myself and HorZaIX decided to take a trip up here and see what remained of the place after seeing various reports over the years and a couple of fires with seemingly alot of it destroyed which was unfortunate but it was still a beautiful place to visit despite the torrential rain and high winds .
The site seen it's busiest period during WW2 but it's during WW1 that it has it's most infamous tale where Augusto Alfredo Roggen was caught nearby with suspicion of being a spy. He was caught with various weapons and invisible ink and was later sentenced to death and killed at the tower of London.
As always these stills were from a video I made which can be viewed here:
The remains of the pier with extensive fire damage.
Some of the surrounding hills were amazing.
The tracks from where I assume they would bring in torpedos.
The remains of this doorway made alot of noise in the wind.
The hose was long gone and I doubt it would have been any use in the recent fires.
A chair.
The opposite direction showing alot of the destroyed buildings in the distance.
A light in darkness.
This must have been where they would launch boats into the water.
Only a few bits remained indicating it was a military site which was a shame.
Further up there were some old caravans and a destroyed JCB.
Despite alot of it being destroyed the scenary was stunning making this a worthwhile visit. A few of the buildings appeared to be closed as well which might make this a decent re-visit in better weather.
Myself and HorZaIX decided to take a trip up here and see what remained of the place after seeing various reports over the years and a couple of fires with seemingly alot of it destroyed which was unfortunate but it was still a beautiful place to visit despite the torrential rain and high winds .
The site seen it's busiest period during WW2 but it's during WW1 that it has it's most infamous tale where Augusto Alfredo Roggen was caught nearby with suspicion of being a spy. He was caught with various weapons and invisible ink and was later sentenced to death and killed at the tower of London.
As always these stills were from a video I made which can be viewed here:
The remains of the pier with extensive fire damage.
Some of the surrounding hills were amazing.
The tracks from where I assume they would bring in torpedos.
The remains of this doorway made alot of noise in the wind.
The hose was long gone and I doubt it would have been any use in the recent fires.
A chair.
The opposite direction showing alot of the destroyed buildings in the distance.
A light in darkness.
This must have been where they would launch boats into the water.
Only a few bits remained indicating it was a military site which was a shame.
Further up there were some old caravans and a destroyed JCB.
Despite alot of it being destroyed the scenary was stunning making this a worthwhile visit. A few of the buildings appeared to be closed as well which might make this a decent re-visit in better weather.