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
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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.
