Gigantic demolition
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Gigantic demolition
Image: © James Allan Taken: 20 Feb 2012
This is the Castlekey (aka Churchill) storage bunker for naval ships' heavy oil fuel. It was built during WW1 then extended, reinforced and buried during WW2. It has now been under demolition since 2008 and looks like taking a lot longer before the job is completed, despite the use of explosives, compressed air and heavy earth-moving equipment. Not surprising; its outer walls were 8.0 metres thick and it had a 7.5 metre thick reinforced concrete roof supported by over 2,500 columns, each 1.2 metres in diameter. It covers an area of 9.5 acres.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.024553
Longitude
-3.424864