Information on the visit:
Im a volunteer at the park, and therefore have access to some areas that the general public don't. Whilst this wasn't a strictly 'permission' visit as the building is now owned by the developers public access isnt easily available and is strongly discouraged.
History of the building:
The building was built during the war and used as part of the decoding efforts. After the war it remained in the hands of GCHQ for a number of years before being sold to BT who were the last owners. The building is now in a state of disrepair and has been sold to developers without a Listing on it. A debate is currently on-going as to weather the listing for the adjoining building (D-Block) counts for this one too, the developers however seem to be ignoring this (as always).
On with the pictures:
The original entrance way complete with BT sign.
An overview of the building
The rotator bracket for the radar reflection dish
Inside the radar reflector building (Small building just outside G-Block)
The first room we entered
Asbestos Jacket Pipes
One of the main corridors
And again
The ceiling is falling in!
Another room, most are in surprisingly good condition and quite dry.
The wiring training stations from when this was a BT building
The hot seat!
More of the wiring station
Dead animal
Lots of documents left strewn around the place
Halon fire suppression system. Wouldn't want to be in there went that went off!
Pile of old documents
Kitchen hatch area which is adjoined to what was the canteen
The kitchen hatch into the canteen
Lots of broken sinks around here, and smashed toilets.
The battery room door
Battery room shelves
One of the worse rooms
Whats left of one of the toilets
Showing how close it is to the new housing development
More documents
Another Corridor
Telephone system training room
System Work?
Old GPO Clock
Im a volunteer at the park, and therefore have access to some areas that the general public don't. Whilst this wasn't a strictly 'permission' visit as the building is now owned by the developers public access isnt easily available and is strongly discouraged.
History of the building:
The building was built during the war and used as part of the decoding efforts. After the war it remained in the hands of GCHQ for a number of years before being sold to BT who were the last owners. The building is now in a state of disrepair and has been sold to developers without a Listing on it. A debate is currently on-going as to weather the listing for the adjoining building (D-Block) counts for this one too, the developers however seem to be ignoring this (as always).
On with the pictures:
The original entrance way complete with BT sign.
An overview of the building
The rotator bracket for the radar reflection dish
Inside the radar reflector building (Small building just outside G-Block)
The first room we entered
Asbestos Jacket Pipes
One of the main corridors
And again
The ceiling is falling in!
Another room, most are in surprisingly good condition and quite dry.
The wiring training stations from when this was a BT building
The hot seat!
More of the wiring station
Dead animal
Lots of documents left strewn around the place
Halon fire suppression system. Wouldn't want to be in there went that went off!
Pile of old documents
Kitchen hatch area which is adjoined to what was the canteen
The kitchen hatch into the canteen
Lots of broken sinks around here, and smashed toilets.
The battery room door
Battery room shelves
One of the worse rooms
Whats left of one of the toilets
Showing how close it is to the new housing development
More documents
Another Corridor
Telephone system training room
System Work?
Old GPO Clock
