Report - The National Gas Turbine Establishment - Pyestock - 'Old Story Fresh Photos' - 2007-2019

[raisinwing]

Really enjoyed that report Speed, awesome stuff.

Thoroughly enjoyed my 2012 visits to this place, such fun.

 

[Exploring with Andy]

Good to see this all brought together like this, exactly what a look back at the place should be.

 

[mookster]

I certainly don't recall a structure like that, but then changes were made to the site, structures built and dismantled during my time there and I don't recall all of them. The two aerial photos I took on 14th January 1998..

I never tire of seeing aerial or external shots of the place, it's so evocative.

 

[tirpitz]

Great to see the place again & good to see my old mate Retrogeezer's name on the whiteboard.
He moved away from Farnborough a long time back......

 

[Moelwyn]

You missed out on the building next to the Anechoic Chamber also empty it may look like its in use but im very sure that its not

Which building did you mean? The quite large square building in the corner?

 

[Speed]

Vector Aerospace i guess? Was very much still going even a coupe of years ago let alone when these photos were taken. It was pretty much built after NGTE closed.

 

[Moelwyn]

Referring to the second of the two aerial photos on here, I guess we are talking about the low, square building in the lower left corner. That was built in the early 1980s as the New Services Workshop. 595 Building, Buildings in Pyestock were know by their names rather than numbers. The workshop had a couple of long bays and was well kitted out with overhead travelling cranes. Part of it was used by the staff supporting the anechoic chamber but the building never saw a great deal of use otherwise. Again referring to the second photo, there is a tall building to the north. That was the plant store, where all manner of items of plant equipment were stored - valves, pumps, bearings, etc. Because of it's size it was also know as the Palladium or elephant house.

 

[Rik UE]

Cracking report and photographs, gutted, truly gutted I never got to see this place, especially in a Santa outfit.

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Wonderful set of photos and a great report. Pyestock was my first explore, I regret not going back later when I knew how to take a decent photo.

 

[retrogeezer]

Great write-up and photos, some very similar to ones I took on my visits back on 2007. Between Jan and July that year I must have gone there at least 5 times. One memorable afternoon was spent watching the air show from the roof of the air house in 2008, that must have been my last visit. I sadly never got the chance to visit again after that as we had moved to Cheshire in July 07 (from Farnborough) and still regret not making more of an effort. Even between my first and last visit it was being trashed, I remember seeing loads of paint cans just thrown all over the place outside the plant house. We spent all day there every visit, I absolutely loved it there. My name is on that white board I've had to re-register as I guess this is a new forum but one of my old reports is still on here: https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/pyestock-visit-10-06-07.15218/

 

[Baggy trousers]

Absolutely fantastic stuff that fella. One I actually missed and I've always kicked myself over that but was too busy having kids and working my arse off!
Must have been epic wandering round here.
Probably one of the best write ups I've seen for a while, superb.

 

[Juzek]

Wow, epic report. Breathtaking pictures. This is unforgettable experience!

 

[82ndSt]

Absolutely gutted I am literally a decade late to this party. Which is good going even by my standards.

 

[urbex-travel]

Impressive industrial building! Especially, the control room looks so cool

 

[Sibiker63]

Amazing.. I worked at NGTE around 1985-1987 but was astounded to discover how much of the site I had no knoweldge of. Awesome place.