Report - Brislington War Room, Bristol - Mar 21

[UrbandonedTeam]

Brislington War Room

The Brislington War Room is located to the rear of a small government estate housing social security offices and the local driving test centre in Flowers Hill, Brislington, 2 miles south east of Bristol city centre. It is built to the standard two level design and semi-sunken, i.e. the lower level is below ground. Within a few years of opening in the early 1950’s, the regional war rooms became obsolete and the building was rented to Avon County Council. It was used as their County Borough Control until 1981 when the Home Office increased the rent and the County Council refused to pay; since that date it has been unused. The whole site is now owned by a management company and the ‘H block’ offices leased back to various government departments; the bunker however remains derelict and its future is uncertain. The building is now completely covered by Virginia Creeper including the three ventilation towers on the roof.

Here are some alternate reports when the site was in a lot better nick, credit to you guys:
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threa...l-war-room-region-7-bristol-2018-2019.122143/
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/brislington-war-room-region-7-bristol-april-may-2018.113943/
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/brislington-war-room-bristol-may-2018.113268/

I don't remember much from this trip, but I believe we ended up at this bunker with low hopes after a nearby mortuary was sealed. A fair share of us decided to wait in the car for the good news, whilst myself, @jtza and LP hero @little_ boy_explores wandered up to the overgrown structure, surprised to find the door unlocked. Unfortunately for the rest of the group, their lack of faith had cost them and they were grumbled at by security when they made the same entry as us 30 minutes later. Anyway, the rest of us were able to spend a solid few hours within the bunker, very impressed by the Cold War era details and military artefacts remaining. Sadly, the power had been cut by this time, so our dying torches after a exhausting weekend in Wales would have to do to appreciate these features.

Starting on the upper floor. The bunker boasts a two storey sunken design, surrounding a command centre.

Blast door.

Diesel generator covered in dust.

Various control rooms overlooked the operations room, with their curved windows designed to stop reflections, providing the occupants with a clear view of the arrangements going ahead below.

Canteen.

Operations room.

I was on a couple hours sleep, hence this masterpiece.

Signals room.

That is all. A lot had changed for sure from previous visits, mainly to our recollection: the paperwork. There were bits knocking around, but not any tall storage cabinets we had been looking forward to scouring through. Here is the link to our documentary styled video showcasing the bunker. We cover it's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:

Thanks for reading ​

 

[KPUrban_]

Nicely done, was an interesting explore being sat in the car.

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Lovely.

 

[The Amateur Wanderer]

Nice boiler mate...

 

[HughieD]

Fantastic stuff. Loving that map on the wall in the operations room.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Lovely stuff. I do like war rooms. That blast door and map alone are worth a peek

 

[tumbles]

This one was worth the 12 years of effort. Beyond our wildest dreams walking in that first time. Still nicely untrashed and talk now of making it into a museum of sorts.

I think the shelves and documents you talk about were some of the DWP files. They weren’t period more just the building used as a store for them and a load of old refrigeration bottomed too. The DWP have since moved out so maybe cleared out those bits. It’s a bit of a grey area who actually owns the thing

 

[nockynose]

I used to work on that site and did go in the bunker once. The fact that the bunker was declared unsafe due to the high asbestos levels in their was enough reason not to re-enter and it has probably sealed my fate. The other good reason was the giant and I mean giant spiders in there that were nigh on translucent. No thank you - this was not for me.

 

[tumbles]

Looks like its going to be repurposed soon btw: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-60793364

 

[Grey_toastie]

Brislington War Room

The Brislington War Room is located to the rear of a small government estate housing social security offices and the local driving test centre in Flowers Hill, Brislington, 2 miles south east of Bristol city centre. It is built to the standard two level design and semi-sunken, i.e. the lower level is below ground. Within a few years of opening in the early 1950’s, the regional war rooms became obsolete and the building was rented to Avon County Council. It was used as their County Borough Control until 1981 when the Home Office increased the rent and the County Council refused to pay; since that date it has been unused. The whole site is now owned by a management company and the ‘H block’ offices leased back to various government departments; the bunker however remains derelict and its future is uncertain. The building is now completely covered by Virginia Creeper including the three ventilation towers on the roof.

Here are some alternate reports when the site was in a lot better nick, credit to you guys:
Report - - Brislington Regional War Room (Region 7), Bristol - 2018/2019 | Military Sites
Report - - Brislington War Room Region 7, Bristol - April/May 2018 | Military Sites
Report - - Brislington War Room, Bristol - May 2018 | Military Sites

I don't remember much from this trip, but I believe we ended up at this bunker with low hopes after a nearby mortuary was sealed. A fair share of us decided to wait in the car for the good news, whilst myself, @jtza and LP hero @little_ boy_explores wandered up to the overgrown structure, surprised to find the door unlocked. Unfortunately for the rest of the group, their lack of faith had cost them and they were grumbled at by security when they made the same entry as us 30 minutes later. Anyway, the rest of us were able to spend a solid few hours within the bunker, very impressed by the Cold War era details and military artefacts remaining. Sadly, the power had been cut by this time, so our dying torches after a exhausting weekend in Wales would have to do to appreciate these features.

Starting on the upper floor. The bunker boasts a two storey sunken design, surrounding a command centre.

Blast door.

Diesel generator covered in dust.

Various control rooms overlooked the operations room, with their curved windows designed to stop reflections, providing the occupants with a clear view of the arrangements going ahead below.

Canteen.

Operations room.

I was on a couple hours sleep, hence this masterpiece.

Signals room.

That is all. A lot had changed for sure from previous visits, mainly to our recollection: the paperwork. There were bits knocking around, but not any tall storage cabinets we had been looking forward to scouring through. Here is the link to our documentary styled video showcasing the bunker. We cover it's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:

Thanks for reading ​

I’m new here so I’m not sure if I can ask this but do you think it’d still be unlocked and if so worth going to visit?

 

[tumbles]

I’m new here so I’m not sure if I can ask this but do you think it’d still be unlocked and if so worth going to visit?

If it is I reckon it would make a great party venue

 

[Bikin Glynn]

I’m new here so I’m not sure if I can ask this but do you think it’d still be unlocked and if so worth going to visit?

Prob there has been a lot of activity on fb & the likes of this place

 

[Seffy]

If it is I reckon it would make a great party venue

Hell of an idea, that. Almost like it’s designed for one

 

[Rhys144]

Visited today. Relatively easy to get in itself. However lots of PID Daleks in random spots, plus a gun tower alarm system by the main entrance gate and facing directly at the bunker itself. Not to mention a random campervan parked in the centre…
Unfortunately the entrance has been sealed now so no luck, but the rest of the buildings around it are accessible.

I’ve seen reports here that say it has 24/7 security. That was not the case for us, we waltzed in and out, in fact we walked into a Dalek on our way in and spent around 40-50 minutes inside with no response. And then got hit by a very very sneaky and well hidden Gun Tower on our way out, and there was no response from anybody at all.
A lookout on the outside said that a black car had arrived at the gates after we set the Dalek off, and sat there for around 30 minutes before driving off, so that may or may not have been a response 🤷‍♂️

The buildings around it are worth the visit if you’re in the area, but the Daleks and gun towers on every corner along with the sealed bunker entrance don’t make it worth a trip more than 30 minutes.