THE SITE.
I am not political, but this place is very representative of the dark, recent history of this great wee country.
Originally it was an RAF Airfield during WW2 - as the first photograph illustrates !
The first prison (L-0-n-g K-E-s-H) was built on the main RAF runway, with the second built in the 70's ( HMP M4 zE)
ENTRY
As youd have guessed - extremely difficult! except on organised tours
THE REPORT - OUTSIDE THE BIG WALL
Team NI -'doing the do' again
Aerial view of the whole site - from left to right, new prison, L K, L K mil site
pic from the frot door so to speak - L K is long gone, demolition in progress within M - the wall in the background, with the towers
There is an old compound to the far left of pic 1 - these are dismantled towers, awaiting 'recyling'
The view from within 'Tango 6'
Lord knows where these would have been used
But I guess they were someones offices
Lots of debris in this compound, as youll see
Still lots of evidence as to its RAF past around this end of the prison
Dont know if these are taxiway / runway lights - the two hangars in the background will be staying as part of a museum
THE WALL
ON THE IN
Exercise yard
ON THE WING
mops...
... and slops
cell mural - over time, these have been painted over many times. Now with the damp (no heating) they are starting to show through - like ghosts from the past
THE HOSPITAL
many a person, staff and inmate, has died within this building
the room where negotiations for the go-od fri-day agreement with the hun-ger str-ik-ers took place
The hospital bed allocations board
I am not political, but this place is very representative of the dark, recent history of this great wee country.
Originally it was an RAF Airfield during WW2 - as the first photograph illustrates !
The first prison (L-0-n-g K-E-s-H) was built on the main RAF runway, with the second built in the 70's ( HMP M4 zE)
ENTRY
As youd have guessed - extremely difficult! except on organised tours
THE REPORT - OUTSIDE THE BIG WALL
Team NI -'doing the do' again
Aerial view of the whole site - from left to right, new prison, L K, L K mil site
pic from the frot door so to speak - L K is long gone, demolition in progress within M - the wall in the background, with the towers
There is an old compound to the far left of pic 1 - these are dismantled towers, awaiting 'recyling'
The view from within 'Tango 6'
Lord knows where these would have been used
But I guess they were someones offices
Lots of debris in this compound, as youll see
Still lots of evidence as to its RAF past around this end of the prison
Dont know if these are taxiway / runway lights - the two hangars in the background will be staying as part of a museum
THE WALL
ON THE IN
Exercise yard
ON THE WING
mops...
... and slops
cell mural - over time, these have been painted over many times. Now with the damp (no heating) they are starting to show through - like ghosts from the past
THE HOSPITAL
many a person, staff and inmate, has died within this building
the room where negotiations for the go-od fri-day agreement with the hun-ger str-ik-ers took place
The hospital bed allocations board
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