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08/09/2026

Once a formidable Mk 3 Centurion, this battered relic now lies abandoned and slowly sinking into the landscape, its rusting hull a reminder of a bygone era of armoured warfare. With its 20-pounder gun still in place, it stands as a haunting and forgotten veteran of Britain’s post-war military history...

08/09/2026

Hidden away and slowly being reclaimed by nature, this abandoned Tortoise tank is a haunting reminder of one of WWII’s most ambitious armoured vehicles. Built in Britain but never seeing combat, the legendary A39 Tortoise now stands as a forgotten piece of military history.

04/09/2026

The thing is going to see tanks and forgotten war machines would be fun but only if there was no left over ammunition…

03/09/2026

Turning up no plan just a boat and the adrenaline of being able to explore a Russian cold war submarine that's sitting rotting away...

03/09/2026

The site that helped create the first Atomic bomb all the Research into detention and high speed explosives came from this site...

02/09/2026

The Explosive testing chamber that could be viewed recorded and improved for future development of high explosive for the likes of ballistic missiles...

02/09/2026

Hidden away is what looks like a normal garage is some kind of vacuum chamber but used by the government firm qinetiq that make MOD future weapons...

02/09/2026

An abandoned airfield no longer used for flights but more so training or you could call it a mock-up base…

One thing that really stands out inside the bunker is the sheer variety of blast doors.You’ve got the smaller fire-exit ...
01/09/2026

One thing that really stands out inside the bunker is the sheer variety of blast doors.

You’ve got the smaller fire-exit and escape doors, designed to provide a way out while still offering protection; controlled access doors, used to restrict who could enter different areas; and then the huge, heavy blast doors — solid steel structures designed to protect the bunker from the effects of an external explosion.

Even the large vehicle access doors had their own purpose, allowing equipment and vehicles to enter the protected area while maintaining the site's security.

Each door tells you something about how the bunker was designed — not just as a building, but as a heavily protected military command facility built to keep operating when things outside were going badly

01/09/2026

Craigiehall might look like just another abandoned military site, but hidden within the former Army base is a fascinating piece of Cold War history...

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