The mast design was generally for master posts in fact built as an air pumped telescopic pole that affixed to the opposite side of the vent. All the pumping gear for the system contained within the bunker itself. The round thingy was the post outlet box which the mast communications and assumedly the air hose junctioned into. The tank as suggested below was perhaps a later modification to the drainage sump in order serve a flushing toilet, unusual though. This post should be preserved with listed status given the surviving features (at least on the outside that is).
There is an Irish guy in Ireland who paid a farmer in (Northen) Ireland the sum of £20 per twenty year (£1 per year) rent for access to a nuclear bunker on the farmers land. Meaning 20 years worth of rent for a nuclear bunker he the (tenant) has access to whenever he desires. Now that's what you call weld and shut decades after the event. 👌
@Paul Capocasa - Yep. Someone thinking ahead. If the world goes belly up WWIII style, this guy has booked his chance of survival 100% after the event. How many of us have done so? Irish guy and IKS, sole survivors. 🤩
Thank you for this. It was very informative. In the USA I've seen civilian made bunkers but to my knowledge Government ones are still unavailable to the public.
The pump-up mast was mounted on a bracket on the opposite side of the small ‘drum’ on the concrete plinth. The drum unscrewed to allow access to aerial connections.
Battery Powered angle grinder, Makita, Bosch, AEG, Milwaukee, Ryobi even, all of them would make short work of a couple of inches of weld. Guess you could ask the farmer/land owner for a quick look.
I feel as though if I were asking, I too would word it like that because the land owner would be more inclined to say yes. If you just said you wanted a look he might worry that you would be in there for ages - and the longer you are there for the more risk there is that there could be an accident or something (which he may be liable for). Not only that but it shows that you are conscientious. I guess its a subtle way of implying that you dont want to cause him any bother.
Quick question Lizza, I see you know a thing or two about radio. Do you know if radio would be an effective way of communicating from say ~20m underground in an old air-raid shelter with sandstone walls, to an operator on the surface using a couple of 4w hand held CB radio's with stock rubber duck antennas?
Those flappy things hidden in the ground around the bunker look like they would support the antenna, it would have been quite a high antenna so it would have had guy ropes to support it, hence the little square flappy boxes in the ground ☺ awesome find by the way, it's definitely worth researching who owns it and seeking permission to enter it.
Been in 2 or 3 of the older, smaller ones in North Wales. One, was incredibly hard to get in as the bloody farmer put a massive rock on top of the hatch. It took five of us to get it off. It had bowed in the hatch from the weight. We figured not many had gained access to that one as it was surprisingly untouched inside and dry. Still had most of the fittings and even things like vintage pop bottles (empty), newspapers, documents etc. We did not touch anything though. We came in, we looked, we took some photos (this must have been 5 years ago or more) and we left. We even tried to put the huge rock back on top but we could not lift it. Must have been about a ton.
According to my grandmother, during WW2 a Ju 87 crashed into a cemetery in or around Birmingham somewhere , and a Me-109 strafed an area and the bullet holes are still there
excellent video folk!! lots of very interesting features at this ROC post, big pity it was welded shut but does mean a better chance that it remains untouched inside!
The tank looks like a header tank to prime the sump pump, the valve you could see with no top on it was a non return valve the top that was missing was the flap that would swing to stop the water pumping back in to the tank while pumping but instead go to the drain.
Looks to me like the cylindrical thing on the antenna pedestal (where the cable and air line go into) is just a protective cap. The two holes are probably for a spanner.
I thought at first another ROC post, on hum.... Wow great find guys. I'd still watch even if it was just another regular one. I really didn't know that they relied on local master posts. Great new information. I'm guessing that the radio mast did not go up until after the first incursion. Otherwise you risk having the antenna taken out by the initial wind storms and shock waves. I'm guessing that they were mostly connected by telephone anyhow. Do you know if there is any other information on the master posts? I'm a bit confused about the outside water tank too, especially as it seems connected to the sump outflow. I guess in a pinch you could use the water for drinking, chemical reactions, maybe even rudimentary fuel reactor cells for power.
Chris is even now , thanks Ian hope the nose survived Chris took one for the team last time!!! Nice seeing one intact thanks fellas now time for a brew!!! P.S. nice shirt!!!
Thank you for this. It was very informative. I've seen civilian made bunkers but to my knowledge in the USA government bunkers are still unavailable to the public. Most locations still hidden.
Great work Ian and Chris keep upthe great work love what u guys do o on another not if u want to chek out a guy from Texas he has his own channel called demolition ranch but he opened a biz called bunker branding and he dose realy good hats sherts and hoodies 4 a lot of you tubers just a thought my friend
Right, regarding that water cistern on the side. I'd say it would have been filled with water, then that water would have been released, to flow down into the sump pump to prime it. I used one of those pumps years ago to draw water from a well for livestock, and the pump always had to be primed before every use by pouring water into it from a bucket. (Much as you would prime a fuel pump.) Hope this helps.
Do we actually think these posts would have worked? They seem to be isolated relying on radio to communicate. I honestly think it was a case we need to have a system in place in case of attack but the attack is so horrific we can only guess some of these ROC posts might be useful. Or do we think they could have done the job intended? Guy in Glasgow privately owns one and has it 100% restored with original equipment. He mounts all the stuff outside on his open days to let people see inside. GILBERTFIELD ROC
The mast design was generally for master posts in fact built as an air pumped telescopic pole that affixed to the opposite side of the vent. All the pumping gear for the system contained within the bunker itself. The round thingy was the post outlet box which the mast communications and assumedly the air hose junctioned into. The tank as suggested below was perhaps a later modification to the drainage sump in order serve a flushing toilet, unusual though. This post should be preserved with listed status given the surviving features (at least on the outside that is).
Yeah, ask the farmer if you pay him a few bucks, to let you cut the weld, explore and re-weld the lid shut. 😉
There is an Irish guy in Ireland who paid a farmer in (Northen) Ireland the sum of £20 per twenty year (£1 per year) rent for access to a nuclear bunker on the farmers land. Meaning 20 years worth of rent for a nuclear bunker he the (tenant) has access to whenever he desires. Now that's what you call weld and shut decades after the event. 👌
@@D0csavage1 That is quite awesome! 😁
@Paul Capocasa - Yep. Someone thinking ahead. If the world goes belly up WWIII style, this guy has booked his chance of survival 100% after the event. How many of us have done so? Irish guy and IKS, sole survivors. 🤩
@@D0csavage1 Too right! I still need to dig my hole for a bunker....lol
Thank you for this. It was very informative. In the USA I've seen civilian made bunkers but to my knowledge Government ones are still unavailable to the public.
The pump-up mast was mounted on a bracket on the opposite side of the small ‘drum’ on the concrete plinth. The drum unscrewed to allow access to aerial connections.
Battery Powered angle grinder, Makita, Bosch, AEG, Milwaukee, Ryobi even, all of them would make short work of a couple of inches of weld. Guess you could ask the farmer/land owner for a quick look.
I feel as though if I were asking, I too would word it like that because the land owner would be more inclined to say yes. If you just said you wanted a look he might worry that you would be in there for ages - and the longer you are there for the more risk there is that there could be an accident or something (which he may be liable for). Not only that but it shows that you are conscientious. I guess its a subtle way of implying that you dont want to cause him any bother.
Quick question Lizza, I see you know a thing or two about radio.
Do you know if radio would be an effective way of communicating from say ~20m underground in an old air-raid shelter with sandstone walls, to an operator on the surface using a couple of 4w hand held CB radio's with stock rubber duck antennas?
Those flappy things hidden in the ground around the bunker look like they would support the antenna, it would have been quite a high antenna so it would have had guy ropes to support it, hence the little square flappy boxes in the ground ☺ awesome find by the way, it's definitely worth researching who owns it and seeking permission to enter it.
Interesting detail and nice to see Chris sharing the presenting.
Been in 2 or 3 of the older, smaller ones in North Wales. One, was incredibly hard to get in as the bloody farmer put a massive rock on top of the hatch. It took five of us to get it off. It had bowed in the hatch from the weight. We figured not many had gained access to that one as it was surprisingly untouched inside and dry. Still had most of the fittings and even things like vintage pop bottles (empty), newspapers, documents etc. We did not touch anything though. We came in, we looked, we took some photos (this must have been 5 years ago or more) and we left. We even tried to put the huge rock back on top but we could not lift it. Must have been about a ton.
According to my grandmother, during WW2 a Ju 87 crashed into a cemetery in or around Birmingham somewhere , and a Me-109 strafed an area and the bullet holes are still there
Great find" so close yet so far away. . Great video from the best.
excellent video folk!! lots of very interesting features at this ROC post, big pity it was welded shut but does mean a better chance that it remains untouched inside!
The tank looks like a header tank to prime the sump pump, the valve you could see with no top on it was a non return valve the top that was missing was the flap that would swing to stop the water pumping back in to the tank while pumping but instead go to the drain.
Looks to me like the cylindrical thing on the antenna pedestal (where the cable and air line go into) is just a protective cap.
The two holes are probably for a spanner.
We went to an identically designed one, ground level with an earth mound at eastoft in the backwoods of lincolnshire
The mast posts are a great find guys
Nice little find
Side reservoir was for a vacuum system ...
The farmer caught me in there a few months back. He said to me then that he is going to weld it shut.
Been stripped inside.
Got a few photos though.
Great work Nice to see 👍👍👍👍
Hi folks,what a bugger you couldn't get in there,looks all original down to the wires.
I thought at first another ROC post, on hum.... Wow great find guys. I'd still watch even if it was just another regular one. I really didn't know that they relied on local master posts. Great new information. I'm guessing that the radio mast did not go up until after the first incursion. Otherwise you risk having the antenna taken out by the initial wind storms and shock waves. I'm guessing that they were mostly connected by telephone anyhow. Do you know if there is any other information on the master posts? I'm a bit confused about the outside water tank too, especially as it seems connected to the sump outflow. I guess in a pinch you could use the water for drinking, chemical reactions, maybe even rudimentary fuel reactor cells for power.
Chris is even now , thanks Ian hope the nose survived Chris took one for the team last time!!! Nice seeing one intact thanks fellas now time for a brew!!! P.S. nice shirt!!!
Thats awesome dudes
Thank you for this. It was very informative. I've seen civilian made bunkers but to my knowledge in the USA government bunkers are still unavailable to the public. Most locations still hidden.
Would be interesting to see what it's like inside, would've thought it would be in great condition.
Nice RJ213 cable for the antenna, hopefully going to an EMP gland isolator out to the antenna. Triangular guying system for the antenna pole,
Aye, I got a bit of blood in it when I saw the PL259. Took my back to my cb radio days.
Doesn't look like a PL259, more the N-type connector, gives less loss on higher frequency
Another great ex ROC find. Like many have said, it's a pity it's welded shut.
this is like the one near me looks the same as that one there
Any photos when it was operating?
bobmarshall.co.uk/portfolio/illustrations/roc_monitoring_post.asp
Would that tank be to keep the sump pump primed.
Thanks for sharing, again its a sin you couldn't see what it was like inside.
Very interesting video. Shame you coudnt get inside.
I must say I love you too I love your accent,,, saying hello to you from Seattle Washington
Great work Ian and Chris keep upthe great work love what u guys do o on another not if u want to chek out a guy from Texas he has his own channel called demolition ranch but he opened a biz called bunker branding and he dose realy good hats sherts and hoodies 4 a lot of you tubers just a thought my friend
6:50 Wouldn't this black wire be the Virgin Media cable? Wi-Fi FTW! :)
Iks paranormal halloween special ? Could be fun :)
Right, regarding that water cistern on the side.
I'd say it would have been filled with water, then that water would have been released, to flow down into the sump pump to prime it.
I used one of those pumps years ago to draw water from a well for livestock, and the pump always had to be primed before every use by pouring water into it from a bucket. (Much as you would prime a fuel pump.)
Hope this helps.
Do we actually think these posts would have worked? They seem to be isolated relying on radio to communicate. I honestly think it was a case we need to have a system in place in case of attack but the attack is so horrific we can only guess some of these ROC posts might be useful. Or do we think they could have done the job intended?
Guy in Glasgow privately owns one and has it 100% restored with original equipment. He mounts all the stuff outside on his open days to let people see inside. GILBERTFIELD ROC
I got all excited about this one. Bloody shame you couldn't get in. Keep up the good work folks.
Something tells me the owner may be reusing it
Almost certainly mint inside.
Torlift
Remember it well
Torlift Hatch
Get inside man.
This is another we found : (EVERYTHING LEFT BEHIND) ABANDONED NUCLEAR BUNKER ua-cam.com/video/CtdJq0Uy1oI/v-deo.html
Get a lighter and hold it there long enough , nuf said
Starting to go grey chris
First?
Nope.
Dammit. 🤣👍