portland

I spotted this on Google maps and haven't seen any visit reports. https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/18186154.action-demand-former-navy-block-portland/

This was a chance discovery whilst on holiday to Dorset earlier this year. I'd arranged to meet a friend at Portland and whilst parking up we came across this interesting bit of military heritage (hopefully this makes the cut above residential :rolleyes:). It was a pretty misty rainy day, but it...

The Portland House offices make up part of a larger complex of former headquarters buildings, in a former country estate. Sadly, the whole site is abandoned and derelict, with all the buildings decaying slowly - however, they are guarded and if you set off sensors in the buildings, a huge great...

Some History RFA Sir Tristram L3505 is a Landing Ship Logistics of the Round Table class. She was launched in 1966, and accepted into British Army service in 1967. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia The Round Table Class, named after The Knights of the Round Table, was a British ship class...

Situated on the lovely island of Portland in Dorset overlooking a beautiful cove, this ruined church sits on the site of what was once a Saxon church. A new church was built in the 12thC but was burnt by French invaders twice in both the 14th and 15thC. Both times it was rebuilt and in the mid...

Visited with @Bertie Bollockbrains, and the chilling wind. The Verne High Angle Battery was built in 1892 to house 6 guns, their purpose being to fire heavy shells at a very high angle with the intention of them hitting the vulnerable (in comparison to the side) decks of ships. The guns could...

This pub is a prominent landmark at the beginning of the causeway that links mainland Weymouth to the island of Portland. It closed in August 2015, which is a shame as a quick look on TripAdvisor tells me that the reviews weren't too bad. Anyways the landowners closed the pub as the building was...

Much reported in years gone by but not since 2012, so here's a short update - short because things went wrong. Visited with @Kirkymole, a few police officers and a group of young chavs. Access is much harder than before and the site lies within the area of the Portland Port. Cameras are present...

Portland Hotel The Portland Hotel (once the Thistle Hotel) lies just outside Piccadilly Gardens and has recently been renovated to include a massive pair of sunglasses in the main entrance lobby - nope, I don't have a clue either. The first time I was in here was with @Moose back in March...

So I have not posted on here before but have been a long, long time lurker and to be honest not posted for quite a few years on any forum although been an active explorer. I had seen this little local gem pop up online quite a while back now and expected the explorer pictures to come flooding...

Hello. The day before yesterday we attempted to go to East Weares Rifle Range in Portland, Dorset, of what should be a relatively easy explore. We ended up being saved the Coastguard and three search parties, as we couldn't find a way back in the summer night. I'm a fellow newbie (only 5...

The East Weares Rifle Range, also known as the Naval Rifle Range, is located on the Isle of Portland in Dorset - now disused and on private land. Having done a lot of Wikipedia pages on various sites of interest on Portland, this is still one that needs to be done as I've found limited history...

Portland Works is a former cutlery works in Highfield, Sheffield. Built in 1877 as a cutlery works by Robert F Mosley, is now a Grade II listed building with a wide variety of cultural uses. Three two- to three-storey ranges of brick-built workshops and a range of former offices and showrooms...

Eastern Entrance Lighthouse - Portland Breakwater A solo visit whilst out fishing in Portland Harbour. I decided to take a break from catching fuck all, and have my packed lunch (:P) on one of the breakwater entrances. Having visited the Checkered Fort a fair bit recently, I thought I’d check...

This was a permission visit organised by Sub Brit. Compared to Bawdsey back in the day this place is pretty trashed as a result of a fire in 1969 but I thought I'd post a few pics to update previous reports. Briefest of history from Sub Brit: The Portland Centimetric Early Warning (CEW)...