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Image:Blaise Sidings1.jpg|The fence around the depot is falling over. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings1.jpg|The fence around the depot is falling over. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings2.jpg|An old concrete base support from one of the old discharge stands. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings2.jpg|An old concrete base support from one of the old discharge stands. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings3.jpg|Another concrete base with it's structure cut off. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings3.jpg|Another concrete base with it's structure cut off. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings4.jpg|The overgrown interior of the siding compound ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings4.jpg|The overgrown interior of the siding compound ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings5.jpg|Line of the depot fence along the fields. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings5.jpg|Line of the depot fence along the fields. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings6.jpg|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'' | Image:Blaise Sidings6.jpg|More vegetation - at the bottom of the photo, you can see the trackbed of one of the sidings, which was in a small cutting. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings7.jpg|The view from the trackbed to the end of the sidings (in a cutting in the hill). ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings7.jpg|The view from the trackbed to the end of the sidings (in a cutting in the hill). ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings8.jpg|The very end of the depot - was this a headshunt? ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings8.jpg|The very end of the depot - was this a headshunt? ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings9.jpg|Humps of earth at the very end of the old sidings. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings9.jpg|Humps of earth at the very end of the old sidings. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings10.jpg|A thick old iron pipe embedded in concrete. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings10.jpg|A thick old iron pipe embedded in concrete. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings11.jpg|Looks like some animal is living down this hole as it had scooped a lot of earth all over the place! ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings11.jpg|Looks like some animal is living down this hole as it had scooped a lot of earth all over the place! ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings12.jpg|The fence marks the depot's boundary. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings12.jpg|The fence marks the depot's boundary. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings13.jpg|An embankment leading to the strange concrete structures. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings13.jpg|An embankment leading to the strange concrete structures. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings14.jpg|One of the three strange concrete structures to the south of the depot branch line. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings14.jpg|One of the three strange concrete structures to the south of the depot branch line. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings15.jpg|A detailed view of the strange concrete structures. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings15.jpg|A detailed view of the strange concrete structures. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings16.jpg|This photo gives an idea of the size of these structures. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings16.jpg|This photo gives an idea of the size of these structures. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings17.jpg|This one is badly overgrown. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings17.jpg|This one is badly overgrown. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings18.jpg|Another view. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings18.jpg|Another view. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings19.jpg|The red blur on the embankment is [[47812]]. It was trundling around the Avonmouth area all afternoon. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings19.jpg|The red blur on the embankment is [[47812]]. It was trundling around the Avonmouth area all afternoon. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings20.jpg|Some old steps that lead down to the concrete structures. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings20.jpg|Some old steps that lead down to the concrete structures. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings21.jpg|There are only a few old rotting sleepers lying around - most have been removed. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings21.jpg|There are only a few old rotting sleepers lying around - most have been removed. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings22.jpg|More old sleepers. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings22.jpg|More old sleepers. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings23.jpg|More rotting sleepers | Image:Blaise Sidings23.jpg|More rotting sleepers and a good view of the fence. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
Image:Blaise Sidings24.jpg|Another view of the fence, clearly showing a small cutting and the old trackbed of one of the sidings. ''© Julien Weston'' | Image:Blaise Sidings24.jpg|Another view of the fence, clearly showing a small cutting and the old trackbed of one of the sidings. ''© [[:Category:Julien Weston|Julien Weston]]'' | ||
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[[Category:GWR]] | [[Category:GWR]] | ||
[[Category:Julien Weston]] | [[Category:Julien Weston]] | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 1 December 2007
<googlemap lat="51.512321" lon="-2.642813"> 51.510559, -2.643414, Blaise Sidings </googlemap>
To Bristol, the North or Wales: Hallen Halt
To Avonmouth: M5
History
These sidings were part of an underground Air Ministry fuel depot. They opened on 13 June 1940 and closed in July 1973.
31.3.05
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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
