Bikes and Bunkers

[grantoury]

Not quite a bunker, but fitting for this thread nonetheless, I think. An air watchtower. Used in the fifties and sixties to watch the sky for Russian warplanes. This one is located seven km near my home, and someone I know has lived near it all his life, according to him it was never in use. Others say they were definitely manned. All of the online info is in Dutch, but here is the official website anyway.

Luchtwachttorens – Luchtwachttorens uit de Koude Oorlog

luchtwachttorens.nl

 

[novocaine]

best I can do is bits of HMS blackcap, also known as RNAS Stretton.
Sun set strip. (Air strip that is) by David Rees, on Flickr

Just me and my shadow. by David Rees, on Flickr

 

[bikeworkshop]

Guarding the bridge over the wye
SO 56720 18146
Convenient for coffee at symonds yat

 

[Dface]

4 targets in tonight’s mission. I will be coming in from the East then circling anti-clockwise back towards base.

 

[bikeworkshop]

You've got something well defended on your doorstep, including a bombing decoy site - check out the stop lines and beach defences!

Churchill's beach hut?

 

[Dface]

It was a successful mission.

 

[dorset boy]

 

[Twozaskars]

Well overgrown pillbox near to Felley Priory in Notts. SK 48207 50541 if anyone is interested. The ride was supposed to visit 4 that I know of but first two are now on private land (RAF Watnall, makes for interesting reading) and the whole area surrounding the third was completely overgrown with nettles, I don’t mind the odd sting but when it’s 4’ deep that’s too much.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Hereford Rotherwas ROC defence:

Recently acquired galaxy, carried me over and into the ordnance staff site air raid shelters: Still got the wooden benches. One for the ladies' galaxies too!

 

[Dface]

Amazing! That’s huge. Good to see it’s not littered with rubbish too