A blast from the past here, don't think it has been reported since 2011. I have been monitoring this bunker for over a year, but it was always locked many times over and not only that but with a Thames Water construction site right next to it. But my persistence eventually paid off...
Seems to be much more flooded than previously reported, mould is throughout the complex and the interesting paperwork that used to be in here now gone. Still an interesting visit if only just for the impressive blast doors.
Big shout to @Killerkelly03 who, with a bit of help from myself, got into here just before me. Hope you work out soon how to image host on Photobucket and get your report up.
HISTORY
copied from Tommo's 2011 report:
"All the water utility companies where slightly on edge during the cold war and where made to put their own safeguards in place for cleaning up contaminated water in reservoirs for cities,towns and villages in the event of a nuclear fall out. Blunsdon near Swindon was one of a couple built by Tilbury Douglas Construction Ltd for Thames Water. They also built bunkers at water reservoirs in Donnington and Widdenton. Originally I thought this was built around the mid 80s and up until i had a really good look through all the paper work left behind a lot of the schematics and building diagrams are dated around the early 90s, a lot of kit including the generator and air filtration units where supplied around 1992 and 1993, the generator itself was supplied by Bristol Generator Company LTD and the air filtration equipment by LUWA air products in Birmingham."
Said to be built for 12 workers living up to 30 days underground.
REPORT
The entrance stairs and the first impressive blast door
View of the second blast door and the airlock
With generator room to the side
And decontamination shower on the other side
The main work area, looking rather barren and empty. Now flooded to a depth of a few inches
A lone chair sits in the centre of the room
To the side of the main work room is a kitchen
And next to this water tanks and the toilets
Electrical fittings still remain
And the fuel tank
Finally, I assume a 1993 datemark on the battery on the generator
Thanks for reading
Seems to be much more flooded than previously reported, mould is throughout the complex and the interesting paperwork that used to be in here now gone. Still an interesting visit if only just for the impressive blast doors.
Big shout to @Killerkelly03 who, with a bit of help from myself, got into here just before me. Hope you work out soon how to image host on Photobucket and get your report up.
HISTORY
copied from Tommo's 2011 report:
"All the water utility companies where slightly on edge during the cold war and where made to put their own safeguards in place for cleaning up contaminated water in reservoirs for cities,towns and villages in the event of a nuclear fall out. Blunsdon near Swindon was one of a couple built by Tilbury Douglas Construction Ltd for Thames Water. They also built bunkers at water reservoirs in Donnington and Widdenton. Originally I thought this was built around the mid 80s and up until i had a really good look through all the paper work left behind a lot of the schematics and building diagrams are dated around the early 90s, a lot of kit including the generator and air filtration units where supplied around 1992 and 1993, the generator itself was supplied by Bristol Generator Company LTD and the air filtration equipment by LUWA air products in Birmingham."
Said to be built for 12 workers living up to 30 days underground.
REPORT
The entrance stairs and the first impressive blast door
View of the second blast door and the airlock
With generator room to the side
And decontamination shower on the other side
The main work area, looking rather barren and empty. Now flooded to a depth of a few inches
A lone chair sits in the centre of the room
To the side of the main work room is a kitchen
And next to this water tanks and the toilets
Electrical fittings still remain
And the fuel tank
Finally, I assume a 1993 datemark on the battery on the generator
Thanks for reading