Bryan Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Seen on Crawley Edge above Stanhope in Co. Durham. Looks like a wartime bunker but in a pretty remote location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 geogphotos Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Reservoir I should think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 geogphotos Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Anything to do with this? https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2559505 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vincent Lowe Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 The OS map shows lots of disused quarries and mines around there. Maybe something to do with them - explosives store perhaps? Probably used by the local farmer now though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bryan Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks for the responses. I've searched for explosives store and bunker but nothing appropriate coming up. Covered reservoir maybe, but an unlikely shape. There was an ordnance depot near Waskerley but that's some distance away, while it's also inconveniently distant from the nearest quarry for an explosives store. Think I might try a local librarian or local history bod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr Standfast Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I think there's a good example of a covered reservoir to the south east. Just past Shittlehope. Not really relevant, I just wanted to type that. 🙃 I'm inclined towards Vincents explanation. Whatever it is its difficult to see on a arial map. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bryan Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, geogphotos said: Reservoir I should think. Possibly Ian, I've contacted the local Dales Centre to see if they can come up with a definitive answer. 1 minute ago, Mr Standfast said: I think there's a good example of a covered reservoir to the south east. Just past Shittlehope. Not really relevant, I just wanted to type that. 🙃 I'm inclined towards Vincents explanation. Whatever it is its difficult to see on a arial map. Stay safe. Recently sold a photo of Shittlehope burn, but they didn't use the name in the article ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlbertSnapper Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Have a look thru this. It might help with keywording, helping with any other photos you have of the area etc. A lot of quarrying in the area as already mentioned. https://www.aenvironment.co.uk/index.php/online-library/county-durham/9-crawleyside-lores/file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bryan Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks Phil, I've downloaded that interesting document and will read it later. It nay well lead to further photo expeditions in one of my favourite parts of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hanna_Fate Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 It's built like an explosives shed. Similar structures in the US were called "igloos", and used to store atomic bomb parts or chemical weapons under construction. History Guy video about bomb part storage Chemical weapons storage igloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vincent Lowe Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Bryan said: .....it's also inconveniently distant from the nearest quarry for an explosives store. ... but would you want the explosives store actually near the quarry? Think Beirut.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bryan Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Hanna_Fate said: It's built like an explosives shed. Similar structures in the US were called "igloos", and used to store atomic bomb parts or chemical weapons under construction. History Guy video about bomb part storage Chemical weapons storage igloo Yes it has a similar appearance, but that's maybe a tad exotic for sleepy Stanhope 9 hours ago, Vincent Lowe said: ... but would you want the explosives store actually near the quarry? Think Beirut.... Indeed, I know that there was an explosives store somewhere near, but this location is high above the old quarry and difficult to get to. If I get a positive identification from the Dales Centre I'll report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 spacecadet Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 IME explosives stores have very light roofs (not much more than a shed- which could be all that's under that turf) and substantial (of the order of a metre thick) screen walls a short distance away to direct any blast upwards. There's very little explosive in a chemical weapons store- just whatever is needed to crack the round open. Igloos only contained the uranium/plutonium assemblies, not the explosives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bryan Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 According to a leaflet that you can download about Ashes Quarry, there are the remains of a gunpowder hut on the floor of the quarry. I guess this makes it more unlikely that my photo shows an explosives store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bryan Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the help folks. Just got the answer from the Dales Centre. An out of use water tank. Edited December 3, 2020 by Bryan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seen on Crawley Edge above Stanhope in Co. Durham. Looks like a wartime bunker but in a pretty remote location.
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