Report - Defence Medical Equipment Depot, Ludgershall August 2014

[mookster]

One from a while back, that I haven't got around to posting until now.

The Defence Medical Equipment Depot (DMED for short) at Ludgershall in Wiltshire was part of the Defence Logistics Organisation, and it provided the armed forces with medical equipment and other supplies both on home soil and abroad. The site featured a huge warehouse type building along with some much older barracks type buildings of more 'normal' military construction and look. It closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2016.

This was one of those spur of the moment type explores I used to be able to do when I was at home bored, a lovely sunny day saw us arrive not really knowing whether it'd even still be there or not and thankfully it was! A nice relaxed wander was had in the late afternoon sun, before we buggered off home.

Thanks for looking ​

 

[Scoobysrt]

Yate looked a vast place, one of those that was probably hot during the summer and freezing in the winter lol.

 

[Bertie Bollockbrains]

and is now being demolished.. it's mostly gone already

From the Lovell homes website: South West and South Wales region will work on the DMED site, named Drummond Park. This scheme, which has a gross development value of £110m will deliver 413 homes, 25% of which will be affordable. Work will commence on this project, in June 2021 and will take approximately six years to complete.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Looked like a relaxing one. The sun can cast some lovely shadows.

 

[Jane Doe]

Great place and great you got to photograph it before being demolished

 

[Ordnance]

EDITED

The Defence Medical Equipment Depot (DMED) lives on in the shape of 84 Medical Supply Squadron, part of 9 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps based at Buckley Barracks, Hullavington, near Chippenham

84 Medical Supply Squadron RLC - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Lgust]

Is this still in tact or been knocked down?

 

[mookster]

Is this still in tact or been knocked down?

It's been demolished for a good five or so years now, which you would have realised had you read my original post and/or the replies that followed it.

 

[Ordnance]

Not all buildings belonged to DMED, many were part of HQ Central Vehicle Depot (CVD) Ludgershall and was known as Corunna Barracks

http://daimlerferret.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/955757.pdf