Report - Sowerby Bridge ROC Post - Yorkshire - July 2015

[degenerate]

Date opened: May 1962
Date closed: September 1991

The post is in a secure compound with metal railings with barbed wire all round the top. Before being secured it must have been open as there was some vandalism inside.




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[Lancashire lad]

nice

 

[Miss Mayhem]

Cool

 

[UrBaN2k14]

Although it's a little messy, that's a good post with a lot of original items. Even the beds which is unusual for a '91 closure. Nice one!

 

[The Crew of the Nautilus]

Paid a very recent visit here but failed to get in as the lid was wedged tightly shut, no lock on it but a big 3/4" diameter bolt in place of the lock.

 

[degenerate]

Paid a very recent visit here but failed to get in as the lid was wedged tightly shut, no lock on it but a big 3/4" diameter bolt in place of the lock.

you need a torlift plug extractor

 

[The Crew of the Nautilus]

you need a torlift plug extractor

A big metal bar seemed more appropriate !
It looks like the lock has been replaced with the bolt, tried wedging and lifting under one edge but wasn't budging......... what's a "torlift" thingy then ?
Thanks for the reply by the way.

 

[degenerate]

A big metal bar seemed more appropriate !
It looks like the lock has been replaced with the bolt, tried wedging and lifting under one edge but wasn't budging......... what's a "torlift" thingy then ?
Thanks for the reply by the way.

I'm not an expert on roc posts but a torlift is the key to open the hatch, and from what i gather some (like this one) have security plugs in them that need to be 'extracted' before you use the key to open it. Don't quote me on it though

 

[The Crew of the Nautilus]

Thanks for the info. I'll keep an eye on this site as I think its worth a return visit, and do a little research on how to extract the plug.