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Icecoldkitten

Hooked on curiosity
28DL Full Member
We were over in Rugby to watch our daughter compete in the regional school sport finals. So, after watching running and swimming we thought we had time to go and check out Rugby Radio Station before the prize giving ceremony. The upshot was we missed her team being awarded 2nd place and it was hardly worth it, but hey-ho it's another venue off the list.

We parked in a lay-by a bit down the road so as to be a little inconspicuous, and walked along the dual carriageway in the rain, so when we got to the building we were a bit wet. It started to piss it down so we nipped inside pretty quick. Every window was smashed and every door was ripped open so there was no challenge. And when it's that easy to get in you can guarantee it's a derp. It was really windy and we could hear banging and then a crash from the upper floor and the blinds were swinging and clattering, so we were already on edge. We stood in reception for a minute deciding which way to go when there was an almighty flash and we both froze thinking WHAT THE F*** was that?! Had we been papped or was there some sort of security system. Luckily I worked it out a split second before the earth shattering crash of thunder that must have been directly overhead made the whole building shake and and clatter. We decided to crack on with the tour. After sticking our heads into a couple of rooms full of junk and realising it's trashed we decided to photograph the building itself before heading out. Pretty disappointing really.

A little bit of info on Wikipedia here: Rugby Radio Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In short it opened in 1926 as a very low frequency transmitter. The MSF time signal was sent from here and the LORAN-C navigation system was trailed here until 2007. The masts are all now demolished.

Apparently planning applications have been put in for the whole area to become a sustainable urban extension to Rugby: RADIO STATION VISION

Main driveway approach

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Pond at the front of the building to make it look pretty

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Benches at the front of the building

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Welcome

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Reception

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Smashed windows

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Smashed windows

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Teamwork

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Vandalism

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Flooring

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Graffiti

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What is this doing here?

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Very heavy doors

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No food or drink

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Furniture all piled up

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Filing cabinet with a few documents in it

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Documents

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Chairs

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Chairs

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Curved corridor

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Graffiti

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Raining

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Out the back

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Rolls of what? Insulation tape??

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Mirror

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Curved outer wall, CCTV and something that looked like headstones. We wondered whether they had either been pushed, or fallen, off the roof and buried themselves upright on impact. There were lots of them all along the front of the building

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Arran82

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
nice...I live in Crick less than a mile from there and I've been meaning to do it myself but had no one to go with...not a fan of going alone
 

mellers

28DL Member
28DL Member
We were over in Rugby to watch our daughter compete in the regional school sport finals. So, after watching running and swimming we thought we had time to go and check out Rugby Radio Station before the prize giving ceremony. The upshot was we missed her team being awarded 2nd place and it was hardly worth it, but hey-ho it's another venue off the list.

We parked in a lay-by a bit down the road so as to be a little inconspicuous, and walked along the dual carriageway in the rain, so when we got to the building we were a bit wet. It started to piss it down so we nipped inside pretty quick. Every window was smashed and every door was ripped open so there was no challenge. And when it's that easy to get in you can guarantee it's a derp. It was really windy and we could hear banging and then a crash from the upper floor and the blinds were swinging and clattering, so we were already on edge. We stood in reception for a minute deciding which way to go when there was an almighty flash and we both froze thinking WHAT THE F*** was that?! Had we been papped or was there some sort of security system. Luckily I worked it out a split second before the earth shattering crash of thunder that must have been directly overhead made the whole building shake and and clatter. We decided to crack on with the tour. After sticking our heads into a couple of rooms full of junk and realising it's trashed we decided to photograph the building itself before heading out. Pretty disappointing really.

A little bit of info on Wikipedia here: Rugby Radio Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In short it opened in 1926 as a very low frequency transmitter. The MSF time signal was sent from here and the LORAN-C navigation system was trailed here until 2007. The masts are all now demolished.

Apparently planning applications have been put in for the whole area to become a sustainable urban extension to Rugby: RADIO STATION VISION

Main driveway approach

13534710114_35b4626ffd_b.jpg


Pond at the front of the building to make it look pretty

13534607943_4a9c108353_b.jpg


Benches at the front of the building

13534933654_6d2e5577b8_b.jpg


Welcome

13534734675_4b8cdbdebd_b.jpg


Reception

13534690454_9ae66f49f6_b.jpg


Smashed windows

13534603135_284591e990_b.jpg


Smashed windows

13534493375_6843c0b945_b.jpg


Teamwork

13534328525_005c5e12ea_b.jpg


Vandalism

13534820133_a5818cf2be_b.jpg


Flooring

13534660394_cf6541e001_b.jpg


Graffiti

13534982724_e3be990012_b.jpg


What is this doing here?

13534784493_b086c8ae8e_b.jpg


Very heavy doors

13534747913_4d629143f9_b.jpg


No food or drink

13534677793_cb1e19d17e_b.jpg


Furniture all piled up

13534466565_109cd2a1df_b.jpg


Filing cabinet with a few documents in it

13534876464_f476aea2e8_b.jpg


Documents

13534452335_523f9cbdcc_b.jpg


Chairs

13534540283_da3f879bd7_b.jpg


Chairs

13534630804_a8460365b3_b.jpg


Curved corridor

13534795414_ce8e66afd6_b.jpg


Graffiti

13534836794_c333eaaac4_b.jpg


Raining

13534648153_b1741799f8_b.jpg


Out the back

13534700935_f1a19a02e3_b.jpg


Rolls of what? Insulation tape??

13534409565_6f9f812ee2_b.jpg


Mirror

13534615324_cc88f459f6_b.jpg


Curved outer wall, CCTV and something that looked like headstones. We wondered whether they had either been pushed, or fallen, off the roof and buried themselves upright on impact. There were lots of them all along the front of the building

13534526503_a34098462a_b.jpg
now a secondary school -
 

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