RAF FALDINGWORTH NUCLEAR STORAGE SITE
Barnham's sister site was at RAF Faldingworth in Lincolnshire, and known as 92 MU. This site served the northern V-force airfields.
The following information has been lifted with the kind permission of Nick Catford from the Subterranea Britannica website. He visited Faldingworth in 2003. The similarities between the sites reflect the function similarity, although Faldingworth went on to house the Yellow Sun weapon and remained in an ordnance role for some time after Barnham's decommissioning.
Here is a link to some of Nick's pictures and report documenting the site, I have pulled out a few images for direct comparison with Barnham. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/f/faldingworth/index2.html
The following information has been lifted with the kind permission of Nick Catford from the Subterranea Britannica website. He visited Faldingworth in 2003. The similarities between the sites reflect the function similarity, although Faldingworth went on to house the Yellow Sun weapon and remained in an ordnance role for some time after Barnham's decommissioning.
Here is a link to some of Nick's pictures and report documenting the site, I have pulled out a few images for direct comparison with Barnham. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/f/faldingworth/index2.html
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Image F1 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F1a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
A similar style, although the Faldingworth example seems to have an anti-collision light on the walkway, a slightly different roof and support braces for the 'head'. Barnham's towers were known to be later than the original site design and therefore these towers may not have been constructed at the same time, accounting for the differences.
Image F1a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
A similar style, although the Faldingworth example seems to have an anti-collision light on the walkway, a slightly different roof and support braces for the 'head'. Barnham's towers were known to be later than the original site design and therefore these towers may not have been constructed at the same time, accounting for the differences.
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Image F2 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F2a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
The Eastern DD/ Non-atomic storage building/ explosives storage building. Earth traverses visible on both images to the front and to the sides of the building, as well as the gantry crane frame.
Image F2a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
The Eastern DD/ Non-atomic storage building/ explosives storage building. Earth traverses visible on both images to the front and to the sides of the building, as well as the gantry crane frame.
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Image F3 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F3a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Barnham's Explosives Storage Buildings were modified post decommissioning into individual industrial units, done by the installation of walls as partitions and the fitting of windows. The view of Faldingworth's buildings is 'purer' to the original look.
Image F3a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Barnham's Explosives Storage Buildings were modified post decommissioning into individual industrial units, done by the installation of walls as partitions and the fitting of windows. The view of Faldingworth's buildings is 'purer' to the original look.
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Image F4 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F4a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Image F4a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
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Image F5 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F5a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Igloo (Hutch/Core storage building) Comparison. Only 3 were left at the time of Nick's visit.
Image F5a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Igloo (Hutch/Core storage building) Comparison. Only 3 were left at the time of Nick's visit.
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Image F6 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F6a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Maintenance Building, both with the blast berm to the image left and the open area to the right bounded by the U-shaped earth traverse.
Image F6a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Maintenance Building, both with the blast berm to the image left and the open area to the right bounded by the U-shaped earth traverse.
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Image F7 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F7a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Storage Building. The Barnham windowed section is a new addition post decommission, but you can still make out the image left side of the original building.
Image F7a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Storage Building. The Barnham windowed section is a new addition post decommission, but you can still make out the image left side of the original building.
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Image F8 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F8a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Inspection & Repair Workshop
Image F8a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
Inspection & Repair Workshop
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Image F9 (above left) (c) Sam Tolley, Barnham Mar '13
Image F9a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
The original Fire Engine Shed
Image F9a (above right) (c) Nick Catford, Faldingworth Oct '03
The original Fire Engine Shed
