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Report - Government Pipeline and Storage System, Gloucester Petroleum Storage Depot - October 2020

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A man called Martyn

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"Constructed by Shell Mex and BP during 1941/1942, at Monk Meadow Dock on the Canal. The site was originally known as Gloucester AFD (Aviation Fuel Depot). The site transferred from the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Power in 1959, It Closed in the early 1990s after the end of the cold war along with the rest of the depots on the N/S Pipeline. Operations at the depot were taken over by Texaco in 1971 and they operated the site until closure. The depot was supplied by Road, Rail and barge. There are four C2 Tanks with a capacity of 4000 tons each. The PSD was connected to a Shell-Mex and BP Installation at the Monk Meadow dock for rail and road loading facilities and to the Gloucester GCR site"

Source Tim Whittle

Having Photographed most of the former GPSS sites on the N/S pipeline. The Gloucester PSD had escaped my attention as I thought it was already housing like its sister site the Gloucester GCR. Its appearance on the forum a few weeks ago was a pleasant surprise. When i visited the site It was nice to find a well preserved depot even down to such mundane features like all the street lighting still in place.

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JP-8 was the grade of fuel being dealt with.
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C2 Tank interior
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Road Tanker loading Gantry
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Standby Set House
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Standby Set House Interior
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Go-Devil Hatch
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Foam Store/Workshop
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First Aid Post & Decontamination Centre
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First Aid Post & Decontamination Centre - Undressing Room
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First Aid Post & Decontamination Centre - First Aid and dressing room
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A 2nd Foam store located closer to the Tank farm
 

A man called Martyn

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Former Oil Storage Installation Site At Former Oil Storage Depot Saxons Lode Uckingh
Believe the Upton on Severn petroleum storage Depot at Saxons lode has being sold. The next surviving site up the river Severn is Lincombe (Hall) this was disposed of earlier in the year.
 

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