Report - Government Pipeline and Storage System, Gloucester Petroleum Storage Depot - October 2020

[A man called Martyn]

"Constructed by Shell Mex and BP during 1941/1942, at Monk Meadow Dock on the Canal. The site was originally known as Gloucester AFD (Aviation Fuel Depot). The site transferred from the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Power in 1959, It Closed in the early 1990s after the end of the cold war along with the rest of the depots on the N/S Pipeline. Operations at the depot were taken over by Texaco in 1971 and they operated the site until closure. The depot was supplied by Road, Rail and barge. There are four C2 Tanks with a capacity of 4000 tons each. The PSD was connected to a Shell-Mex and BP Installation at the Monk Meadow dock for rail and road loading facilities and to the Gloucester GCR site"

Source Tim Whittle

Having Photographed most of the former GPSS sites on the N/S pipeline. The Gloucester PSD had escaped my attention as I thought it was already housing like its sister site the Gloucester GCR. Its appearance on the forum a few weeks ago was a pleasant surprise. When i visited the site It was nice to find a well preserved depot even down to such mundane features like all the street lighting still in place.

JP-8 was the grade of fuel being dealt with.

C2 Tank interior

Road Tanker loading Gantry

Standby Set House

Standby Set House Interior

Go-Devil Hatch

Foam Store/Workshop

First Aid Post & Decontamination Centre

First Aid Post & Decontamination Centre - Undressing Room

First Aid Post & Decontamination Centre - First Aid and dressing room

A 2nd Foam store located closer to the Tank farm

 

[Xan_Asmodi]

Nice to see these often overlooked sites getting attention!
Good pics, dude.

 

[Seffy]

Decent report that mate

 

[HughieD]

Good work there sir!

 

[Calamity Jane]

Very nice report there

 

[Grom]

Nice work finding some actual history on here. I really struggled!

 

[Prism]

Great report, nice site! Very interesting

 

[A man called Martyn]

Nice work finding some actual history on here. I really struggled!

The Only book on the subject of the GPSS is a big help in finding these sites. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0992855462/?tag=networkmechan-21

 

[Michelangelo]

Land For Sale, Saxons Lode, Upton upon Severn, GL20 6ET - Novaloca.com

The total site area extends to approximately 10.53 hectares (26.03 acres) and is a redundant fuel storage depot. Each of the three par

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Former Oil Storage Installation Site At Former Oil Storage Depot Saxons Lode Uckingh

 

[A man called Martyn]

Land For Sale, Saxons Lode, Upton upon Severn, GL20 6ET - Novaloca.com

The total site area extends to approximately 10.53 hectares (26.03 acres) and is a redundant fuel storage depot. Each of the three par

www.novaloca.com

Former Oil Storage Installation Site At Former Oil Storage Depot Saxons Lode Uckingh

Believe the Upton on Severn petroleum storage Depot at Saxons lode has being sold. The next surviving site up the river Severn is Lincombe (Hall) this was disposed of earlier in the year.