Purdown Anti Aircraft Battery
Bit of a lame "explore" this one but I was working a lot down that way last year (and frankly ran out of underground places to explore) so one evening decided to go for a run & ended up at this place.
Its completely open to the public & plastered with graff but...
Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower, Gloucestershire
Climbed in the excellent company of @WhoDerpsWins
The tower is just over 76m, or 250 ft, high. As with the other towers built in this style, it's made of reinforced concrete known as the 'Chilterns' design. As far as I can tell, it started operating...
Purdown BT Tower, Bristol
The Purdown BT Tower is a telecommunications tower in Stoke Park, which is in the Lockleaze suburb of Bristol. It’s just over 70 metres tall and used mainly for point-to-point microwave links, forming part of the British Telecom Microwave Network. It’s one of 14 towers...
Right, do bare with me as this is the first time Ive ever done this. I only have a relatively old camera so the pictures are not great.
At Purdown, Bristol there was an Anti-Aircraft battery during WW2. The location is great as its really high up and can see those pesky germans coming from...