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Old 14-11-2005 | 12:42 PM
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Default Rover's Longbridge plant as it is now (pics)

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...read.php?t=208

awsome pic's imo
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WTF... do those guys go round seeking out abandonned buildings to explore or something?!
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NICE never even give it a thought to look for a website like that, takes me back to when i was at school, me and a mate used to go to closed down industrial places like that, and look around, never had digital cameras then or any camera come to think about it

Its like being in a Nuclear Holocaust, type of thing, where times just stopped, it a well spookey feeling
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check out the Asylums and Hospitals section when done with the rover thread
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quality link
I am into all this sort of stuff, cold war control centres and stuff like that

I even used to work in this building and drive past it most days!!!!

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...read.php?t=319


some of the other sites I use for anyone else that into that sort of stuff

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/

http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/

http://underground-history.co.uk/


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Actually I do find this kind of thing interesting, but have never known there was a whole movement going on!
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nice pics and site, bookmarked that site
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I'm sorry but if this is the way they were sending the cars out, then it's no wonder they went to the wall

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check out the tape. Must be entering TOTB or daddy thrash with that one

Quality site though
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Very interesting, i'd never even heard of UE till now.

Fascinating stuff though
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Im well into shit like that

See that signal box n train track there? I been on that, had a bit of a sly wonder around when was there on my old job.

Honestly it looks VERY similar to when the place was still open, no joke, is a really creepy place.

I dont know if they still there (but i bet they are) but if they managed to break into the engine sheds, theres trains in there they used to use to shunt the wagons around etc too...

Loadsa shit in that place, whole place looked well decrpid and victorian even when was open.

Cool link
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Man, I have to admit, I've just spent an hour reading through that site.

Steve - sure I remember you once talking about a bunker down some country lane somewhere and an episode you had in relation

Would be awesome if you could re tell the story mate as I remember it being a good read, a long long time ago.
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Originally Posted by BlueSmoke
Would be awesome if you could re tell the story mate as I remember it being a good read, a long long time ago.
Yes, post up that storey again Steve - was a great read

I recall you posted it on a monday morning...........It got me thinking about places like that all of that week
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Pretty good if there was an abandoned ford factory like that somewhere, imagine the amount of spares there'd be, shells, engines etc.... You'd become KING of breakers.
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Damn good site too!
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Originally Posted by rog
Pretty good if there was an abandoned ford factory like that somewhere, imagine the amount of spares there'd be, shells, engines etc.... You'd become KING of breakers.
You PIKEY!!!
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Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
Originally Posted by BlueSmoke
Would be awesome if you could re tell the story mate as I remember it being a good read, a long long time ago.
Yes, post up that storey again Steve - was a great read

I recall you posted it on a monday morning...........It got me thinking about places like that all of that week
Should still be on the website somewhere?!

My home PC is fukd and take toooooo long to write all that at work.
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Boooo!

Hiss!

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Blame the search engine on here!

It wasnt that long ago, a search for Corsham should bring it up, but it dont, wouldntve been removed would it?

I really wanna go look round Longbridge, if heading into brum from longbridge the road goes over the train track you see in them pics and on the left is an old disused (since 60s/70s i reckon, but seemingly complete) longbridge train station on that track, always wanted a nose round there too, its an indoor type thing, possibly connected to the factory on that side of road.

Then again i know of 100s of places i wana explore...
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As ever the Japanese have seriously got our asses kicked when it comes to this kind of thing.

http://www.lowandwide.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1231

Fancy an entire abandoned island just off the coast of Nakasaki?

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rob84 where'df you come across the link? as it must be doing the rounds of the whole net today,

33 members and 585 guests

337 guests viewing the rover thread
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rob84 where'df you come across the link?
The link has been touring the car forums for about a week
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and about 150 new members in the last 5 days
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Jesus, could spend HOURS looking round these sites.... I live right near the Thames.. We go our own underground airraid shelter in the back garden, there are LOADS of em round here, remember whenwe were kids used to see em alot and try to get in though most have been backfilled with concrete

Our school sites were pre war we soooo wanted to go into the underground rooms and wander round

http://underground-history.co.uk/cutncover.php#leinster
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Well that was an easy way to loose an afternoon.....


Compelling reading....
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Fooking class

Really interesting
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amazing site! bit eeery seeing all the mental assylums etc.
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just spent an hour looking through that Jap site at some of that places
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Think it's a bloody shame. Rover were making the best cars they've ever made, and then that..............not to mention the poor people who lost jobs
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I love shit like tha

An empty town in Ukraine (becuase of the Chernobyl disaster)

Its an awsome read aswel

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

Freaky as fook
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think that story was found to be fake!
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I have to say,thats probabley 1 of the BEST websites ive been on!!!

ABSOLUTLEY FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im hooked!!!

Ive ALWAYS wanted to know what it looked like in fort dunlop..As thats where my mum and dad met....

Cheers for a CRACKING link!!!!

Pete..
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ello pete, seems i missed ya at donny yesterday
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Ello chap.. I wasnt at donny y.day...

Was going too,but went on a all dayer insted..

Hows you anyway mate??

Pete...
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how freaky and eary is that factory now. i bet the whole area is dead silent with only the odd dripping of rain water to be heard and maybe a clang of metal as a bird flies off. u can picture it cant ya
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you could have a wicked rave in there!
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Damo V

I used to park my coach in Lenister gardens, remember a blue badge guide telling me stories about that building, couldn't belive it when i got out and actually had a look - bonkers!!

Many moons ago when i used to work for Lewisham Council, one of my mates used to tell me of the old Crystal Palace railway line that used to lead to the Crystal Palace Exhibition back in the early 1800's

I couldn't belive my eyes when, in such built up areas behind a mass of tress were all these old steam train tunnels



Hides this.........





Used to spend many of my lunchtimes exploring these places, very, very interesting

More here about it...

http://www.loveplums.co.uk/Tube/Crys...ce_line_1.html
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englands largest disued mental institution is near me and holds a morgue,church,school,graveyard,Train station etc etc its Massive!!! was closed down due to abuse to inmates and lack of staff per patient. Been a few times but started to get on top when razor wire was added to perimeter fence so stopped going, tried to get plans of the buildings as rumours said the morgu was underground and that i had to see!!


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