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ajfromuk
  
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Llandudno Junction, North Wales, UK
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AJfromUK
 |  |  | Ex MoD Ammo Dump
< on 5/2/2007 11:34 AM >
|  | | | Hidden in Llanberis, North Wales. UK is an Ex Ministery of Defence Ammo Dump which was active during WWII.
Little bit of history...
This site was aquired and building during WWII to house up-to 18,000 tons of weaponary. A train track was laid and linked it to the main network so that ammo could be stored or taken.
Disaster happened 6 months after it opened on 25th January 1942, when two thirds of the structure collapsed while a train of 27 wagons was docked. This train had 14% of the RAFs entire ammo on!
The reason for the collapse was due to the weight of backfill state that was put ontop of the structure and poor/rushed workmanship. When the collapsed area was cleared (now the open courtyard space) operations began again until the site was shut down in 1953.
Enjoy!
Full set of images can be found here http://www.flickr..../72157600150529890
AJ Perkins
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Blober
  
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Not now John we've got to get on with these.
| | Re: Ex MoD Ammo Dump
<Reply # 1 on 5/2/2007 3:15 PM >
| | | | I'll have to go visit that some day =D
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funker_joe
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Boulder, Colorado
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<Reply # 2 on 5/2/2007 9:43 PM >
| | | | That's gotta be one of the coolest places I've ever seen. AWESOME PHOTOS.
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nootz
 
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Lake Echo, NS
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Many will always go where only one is needed
| | | Re: Ex MoD Ammo Dump
<Reply # 3 on 5/18/2007 2:59 AM >
| | | | I guess I'll have to go there when I go to the UK next summer
Have faith only in those who you trust. And hold who you trust close to you for you have no idea when you will need them most.
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