burscough

We’ve been going down a bit of a rabbit hole researching Lancashire wartime history since we found ROF Standish last week. So we’ve decided to try and see what else remains in the area. This place doesn’t seem to have been done in any real detail before so thought we’d try and do it justice...

Not much to see here and not in excellent condition but had never been to one of these before and this one is pretty local for the time that we had. Easy to park up and a short walk from the retail park.

So this is a local ROC post about 20 min drive and thought even tho the bad weather but i was abit underwhelmed after seeing previous reports on this one anyway... The history Date opened: April 1962 Date closed: September 1991 i've heard its a master post but not 100% sure It didn't have much...

The post at Burscough was recently giving a bit of a tidy up and then went on sale for around £20000. It sold in a matter of days and the new owners plan to fully restore it.

The post is located in a large square compound, on the edge of a former Royal Navy airfield. The hatch is detached and missing. The monitoring room is in fair condition, however there is some minor flooding due to the hatch being off. The monitoring room door has been taken down...

RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air station which was situated 1.5 statute miles south-west of Burscough, Lancashire. The Admiralty acquired 650 acres (2.6 km2) of land in December 1942 and the airfield was built with four runways and several hangars, being...

....even though im not a god damn new member here :banghead Second trip here, missed alot in the first one so came back to finish the job, im sure you all know about this place! And for the last picture, a shot up the chimney :smile thanks guys!

Allied Mills, Ainscough flour mill Burscough visited with Hidden shadow on a very miserable wet day. despite the weather i really enjoyed this site, i was surprised how much is left as i have read how much it had been trashed but it still had a lot to offer there are clear signs that machinery...

Allied Mills / Ainscough Flour Mill - Burscough, Lancs - September 2010 Visited with Host Did you know flour is brown, before being dyed white? I didn't, but Host did, he likes bread. Visited on a miserable weekday, this place is dark, damp and VERYdangerous in parts. 7 floors of...

Some info of Wikipedia. Some brief history as its been covered before. RNAS Burscough (HMS Ringtail) was a former Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air station which was situated 1.5 statute miles south-west of the small town of Burscough, Lancashire. The Admiralty acquired 650 acres (2.6 km2) of...

This is one of two steam flour mills built by H. & R. Ainscough. It closed in 1998. The building has three main parts, the administration/laboratory block, a newer factory, and a traditional warehouse with watertower. Explored with {WIMR}. THE SAFE...

1991 Closure Just of the main road in a fenced and gated compound. The hatch has been forced and the the frame heavily damaged. It is locked on a wire lock which fell off when I touched it, I replaced it best I could. Inside the post is fairly stripped with just the tables and the cupboard...