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Royal Marine's Deep Refuge - Chatham, Kent - July 2017

Gromr123

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This ones been long in the planning, but eventually at some ungodly hour of the morning me and Brewtal managed to get inside and see the place for ourselves. It was a pretty brief visit by all accounts, but we managed to see most of the lower level. 

History

Built as part of the now demolished Melville Barracks in Chatham. This deep shelter was a refuge for the marines at the barracks. The history is pretty vague, but I believe the tunnels existed before the start of WW2. 

In the early 1960s when the melville Barracks were demolished to make way for the council offices, and most of the tunnel entrances were sealed up.

The Explore

After a few weeks of planning me and Brewtal finally got round to visiting here. This one requires a little more caution as the entrance method is somewhat brazen. 

After a bit of head scratching we devised a plan and went for it. We were in! 

I'd be forewarned about the stairs, and everything said was absolutely right!. The wooden stairs are very rotten and very dangerous. Even when taking extra care, we had a few brown pants moments. 

Once at the bottom of the lower level we could relax and start exploring. The lower level is quite extensive and we saw as much as we could. 

Unfortunately we were fairly time limited, so we didn't mess around too much. I found the stairs going up to the upper levels, but decided against it this time. Re-visit for that one me thinks. 

It was refreshing to see no graffiti or vandalism. The access situation has protected it pretty well I suspect. 

Photos

The bottom of the stairs. These were supposed to be the 'Ok' stairs. Dread to think what the 'bad' stairs were like.

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The stairs to the upper levels.

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Some stonking pics you got there mate (y)  

 

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Wonderfully light photos, top work 

 
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