Blaise Sidings

The fence around the depot is falling over. © Julien Weston

An old concrete base support from one of the old discharge stands. © Julien Weston

Another concrete base with it's structure cut off. © Julien Weston

The overgrown interior of the siding compound © Julien Weston

Line of the depot fence along the fields. © Julien Weston

More vegetation - at the bottom of the photo, you can see the trackbed of one of the sidings, which was in a small cutting. © Julien Weston

The view from the trackbed to the end of the sidings (in a cutting in the hill). © Julien Weston

The very end of the depot - was this a headshunt? © Julien Weston

Humps of earth at the very end of the old sidings. © Julien Weston

A thick old iron pipe embedded in concrete. © Julien Weston

Looks like some animal is living down this hole as it had scooped a lot of earth all over the place! © Julien Weston

The fence marks the depot's boundary. © Julien Weston

An embankment leading to the strange concrete structures. © Julien Weston

One of the three strange concrete structures to the south of the depot branch line. © Julien Weston

A detailed view of the strange concrete structures. © Julien Weston

This photo gives an idea of the size of these structures. © Julien Weston

This one is badly overgrown. © Julien Weston

Another view. © Julien Weston

The red blur on the embankment is 47812. It was trundling around the Avonmouth area all afternoon. © Julien Weston

Some old steps that lead down to the concrete structures. © Julien Weston

There are only a few old rotting sleepers lying around - most have been removed. © Julien Weston

More old sleepers. © Julien Weston

More rotting sleepers and a good view of the fence. © Julien Weston

Another view of the fence, clearly showing a small cutting and the old trackbed of one of the sidings. © Julien Weston