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RAF Bawdsey R3 Rotor Bunker - Suffolk - April 2014 (PIC Heavy)

sentinel

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Visited this place with a non-member, was great to have some fresh air and the lack of that appealing aroma of pigeon crap which has accompanied me on most of my recent trips,

This was the first explore with a non-member (Thanks for the invite) and a nice relaxing explores with some good laughs and a strange encounter with a guy (nice fella) who is trekking the whole coast 6.600 miles for charity :Not Worthy, he didn't expect anyone to be down there, but after a half an hour chat and a couple of laughs and left him to his explore.

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RAF Bawdsey was an RAF station situated on the eastern coast in Suffolk, England. Also known as Bawdsey Research Station (BRS), the first Chain Home radar station was built there, characterized by eight tall masts, four for transmitting and four for receiving. When the research group moved to Dundee in September 1939, the radar station was left active under the name RAF Bawdsey. The site later hosted a Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile station until 1990.

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Mate you've got some top quality shots here, loving the tunnel, the stairs and especially that switchboard, looks like a more current version of the one at Deepdene, very interesting location too (y)

 

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Lovley stuff there mate and some of these Rotor Bunkers offer a the oppertunity for some great shots :D

Cool share (y)

 

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That's quality, great photos!!!

 

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Cheers guys rather chuffed with these photos

 

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thats really lovely bud !

 

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Cracking stuff that :) Quality share :)

:comp

 

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Excellent stuff... great photo's (the staircase shot is fantastic) and it looks like there's loads to get your teeth into. Another one for the ever-growing explore list! Thanks for the share, mate!

u>.<n

 
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Quality stuff, I think I may have gotten a tad excited looking through these shots, top stuff definitely on my to do list

Thanks for the share !

(y)

 

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cool stuff,done well with the lighting it's pitch black in there shots came out ace :cool:

 

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Cheers, I can thank Skeleton Key for a quick lesson in light painting, which I am happy about

 
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