I first discovered this shelter by accident in 1985 (I found a hole in the ground, put my head down there & rushed home for my waders, torch & camera.)
Below are photos from the 1985 trip through to 2008's visit.
The shelter was built for WW2 by a load of Polish workers, it took 6 months to finish & it could hold a max of 1000 people. It was built for workers & families of the Gourock Ropeworks company http://www.portglasgow4u.co.uk/Towns_History/Gourock_Ropeworks.html
One of the entrances
Stairway into blackness.
Water dripping on our gas lantern, nearly cracked the glass, bad idea.
The main fuse box.
Electrical room.
Let there be light.
Entrance to another tunnel.
The diesel engine that either pumped fresh air through the shelter, or pumped water out. It still had lots of green paint on when I discovered it in 1985. You'll notice now it's practically full of rust.
The luxury toilets.
A closer look at the rusting engine.
The engine's serial number. The engine was made by Blackstone & Co, ironically the shelter is situated on 'Blackstone Corner' area of Port Glasgow. Blackstone & Co - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The toilet area in 1985.
There are few remains of the wooden benches that ran along each side of the shelter, you can see the metal brackets that they were screwed on to.
The engine in 1985 when it still had a lot of paint.
A bucket with a loo seat & some nasty stuff growing on it.
The engine room.
Below are photos from the 1985 trip through to 2008's visit.
The shelter was built for WW2 by a load of Polish workers, it took 6 months to finish & it could hold a max of 1000 people. It was built for workers & families of the Gourock Ropeworks company http://www.portglasgow4u.co.uk/Towns_History/Gourock_Ropeworks.html
One of the entrances
Stairway into blackness.
Water dripping on our gas lantern, nearly cracked the glass, bad idea.
The main fuse box.
Electrical room.
Let there be light.
Entrance to another tunnel.
The diesel engine that either pumped fresh air through the shelter, or pumped water out. It still had lots of green paint on when I discovered it in 1985. You'll notice now it's practically full of rust.
The luxury toilets.
A closer look at the rusting engine.
The engine's serial number. The engine was made by Blackstone & Co, ironically the shelter is situated on 'Blackstone Corner' area of Port Glasgow. Blackstone & Co - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The toilet area in 1985.
There are few remains of the wooden benches that ran along each side of the shelter, you can see the metal brackets that they were screwed on to.
The engine in 1985 when it still had a lot of paint.
A bucket with a loo seat & some nasty stuff growing on it.
The engine room.
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