1. The History
Opened in May 1959, Swallow ROC post is hidden in a clump of bushes on the west side of Cuxwold Road on the brow of a hill. The post closed just over nine years later in October 1968 in the first ‘wave’ of closures. The area is now over-grown and access is a bit of a scramble. All surface features remain in-tact apart from the ventilation louvres which are missing. The hatch is open but the counter balance has been detached. The post itself is fairly clean but has been completely stripped and now all that remains are twin bunks and a single bed. An Orlit 'B' (an aircraft spotting post), apparently the only elevated Orlit remaining in Lincolnshire, is in the undergrowth nearby.
2. The Explore
Was en-route from an earlier explore and had this place pinned. Was passing by so thought I’d give it a look. Worth a half-an-hour of my time. The Orlit B is quite unique and even if the post is pretty stripped it is clean in a spartan kind of way. So not amazing but worth a look.
3. The Pictures
First up is the cute little Orlit B:
img0849 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0852 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0853 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Then on to the main attraction:
img0855 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0857 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Down we go!
img0856 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Not a lot left down here:
img0858 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0860 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0865 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0863 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And back out again:
img0867 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Opened in May 1959, Swallow ROC post is hidden in a clump of bushes on the west side of Cuxwold Road on the brow of a hill. The post closed just over nine years later in October 1968 in the first ‘wave’ of closures. The area is now over-grown and access is a bit of a scramble. All surface features remain in-tact apart from the ventilation louvres which are missing. The hatch is open but the counter balance has been detached. The post itself is fairly clean but has been completely stripped and now all that remains are twin bunks and a single bed. An Orlit 'B' (an aircraft spotting post), apparently the only elevated Orlit remaining in Lincolnshire, is in the undergrowth nearby.
2. The Explore
Was en-route from an earlier explore and had this place pinned. Was passing by so thought I’d give it a look. Worth a half-an-hour of my time. The Orlit B is quite unique and even if the post is pretty stripped it is clean in a spartan kind of way. So not amazing but worth a look.
3. The Pictures
First up is the cute little Orlit B:
Then on to the main attraction:
Down we go!
Not a lot left down here:
And back out again:
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