Visited Castle Bytham post at the weekend and got the external shots and returned tonight with my son for the internal pics.
The post first opened in September 1961 and closed in October 1968 and its not in good condition.
Saturdays Pictures:
The gate should have given us a clue:
The compound is rather damp and soft underfoot.
We opened the hatch, which has no locking mech and looked down the shaft:
Tonights pictures:
My boy Jakob starting his first ROC:
There is 1 single bed frame with matress and a bunk with matress, the cupboard is still there and the siren box is there too:
The toilet is still there with the remains of the battery:
There were a few unlucky rabbits that did'nt make back up the ladder:
And the pump was'nt pumping anymore:
We looked up the shaft:
and we were pleased to get back in the car and then to the Fox And Hounds in the village for a beer.
Not a post we'll return to in a hurry, however pleased we did it.
The post first opened in September 1961 and closed in October 1968 and its not in good condition.
Saturdays Pictures:
The gate should have given us a clue:
The compound is rather damp and soft underfoot.
We opened the hatch, which has no locking mech and looked down the shaft:
Tonights pictures:
My boy Jakob starting his first ROC:
There is 1 single bed frame with matress and a bunk with matress, the cupboard is still there and the siren box is there too:
The toilet is still there with the remains of the battery:
There were a few unlucky rabbits that did'nt make back up the ladder:
And the pump was'nt pumping anymore:
We looked up the shaft:
and we were pleased to get back in the car and then to the Fox And Hounds in the village for a beer.
Not a post we'll return to in a hurry, however pleased we did it.
