Great Britain RAF Stenigot - May 2013

[mrtoby]

Since I started shooting abandoned stuff this was one I always wanted to see. While I was in Lincolnshire for work I randomely saw this on the hill side and thought it would be rude not to stop and have 5 minutes. It was raining, super windy and I only had a few minutes spare. I struggled to show the scale of this place, its way bigger than you think.

Here is a bit of info on the site which Im sure you all know anyway:

"It was part of the Chain Home radar network, intended to provide long range early warning for raids from Luftflotte V and the northern elements of Luftflotte II along the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the central midlands.

After the Second World War, the site was retained as part of the Chain Home network. In 1959 it was upgraded to a communications relay site as part of the ACE High program, which involved adding four tropospheric scatter dishes.

The site was decommissioned in the late 1980s and was mostly demolished by 1996."













Thanks

 

[Scattergun]

These are cool but I have no idea exactly what they were for. They look like sound mirrors actually. Did you take any more piccys?

 

[Harry]

Never get bored of seeing pictures of Stenigot, wish i didn't live so far away, thanks for sharing!

 

[mrtoby]

They are "Tropospheric Scatter Dishes"

 

[skeleton key]

Do love the look of these dishes and will get to splore them in one day

Thanks for the share



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[D4RK-INS1GHT]

These have always been a big hit with me, someday il get there myself

Nice shots there, thanks for sharing.

 

[seaside_rambler]

I'd love to see these, Nice pics

 

[Banshee =}]

Forgot about these last time in Lincolnshire revisit needed ... Awesome

 

[Shush]

They looked like this originally



Cracking Pics me duck

 

[Nelly]

Love the wide angle views

Here's a couple more old piccies that I used for my report a year or so back





It was part of the Chain Home radar network to provide long range early warning for raids from along the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the central midlands.

The original site contained 4 giant 110m (360ft) transmitter masts, and 2 generator/receiving blocks.

 

[Mrbeardo]

this place is what I'd describe as propa bostin

 

[Scattergun]

Ok, the 'how it used to look' pic explain a lot. lol

 

[Stussy]

I really want to visit here, with my BMX as well. Great set of pics!

 

[Dubbed Navigator]

They should have kept it as it was!