History:
Shamelessly adapted from Mookster. Founded in 1953 by Louis Harold Gray. It specialised in the 'oxygen effect' on the radiosensitivity of tumours. In 2006 it became a subsiadary of Oxford University and in 2008 moved to a different premise. It housed a "4 MeV heavy ion Van De Graff accelerator" which was probably one of the most interesting parts of the site.
The explore:
Entry was really easy. A surprisingly massive door was open. The building itself was very easy to get lost in and quite large. I had gone on a particular crusade to find the Van De Graff accelerator. The rest of the building was relatively unassuming. The lighting when we had arrived was really poor and I was out of it in terms of photography so these are very poor photos. The building was a mix of untouched and covered in reports and files and absolutely empty. Overall though I did find it to be a very enjoyable explore. On our way out we were apprehended by some quite rude secca. He did go on about asbestos etc. which did frighten me really! A large portion of the building smells like gas so do be cautious if you explore. I do plan to return when the lighting is better, perhaps sometime this summer.
Photos:
Again I apologise for the utter shite quality of these pictures and in my other reports.
Shamelessly adapted from Mookster. Founded in 1953 by Louis Harold Gray. It specialised in the 'oxygen effect' on the radiosensitivity of tumours. In 2006 it became a subsiadary of Oxford University and in 2008 moved to a different premise. It housed a "4 MeV heavy ion Van De Graff accelerator" which was probably one of the most interesting parts of the site.
The explore:
Entry was really easy. A surprisingly massive door was open. The building itself was very easy to get lost in and quite large. I had gone on a particular crusade to find the Van De Graff accelerator. The rest of the building was relatively unassuming. The lighting when we had arrived was really poor and I was out of it in terms of photography so these are very poor photos. The building was a mix of untouched and covered in reports and files and absolutely empty. Overall though I did find it to be a very enjoyable explore. On our way out we were apprehended by some quite rude secca. He did go on about asbestos etc. which did frighten me really! A large portion of the building smells like gas so do be cautious if you explore. I do plan to return when the lighting is better, perhaps sometime this summer.
Photos:
Again I apologise for the utter shite quality of these pictures and in my other reports.
