Abandoned buildings for Xtreme

[Bianco2564]

Knowing your interest in old infrastructure, took a pic of an abandoned pillbox on our afternoon walk.

It's on the Oxford canal about a mile from home, it was part of the WW2 defence line as an inland barrier against any invading forces.

It's in surprisingly good condition and the entrance remains open; not that I'd venture in there as its full of rubbish and God knows what else.

[Guest]

Nice one [mention]Bianco2564[/mention]!

Be a great shot if you could get the GT380 in front of that!

[bonio]

... and then a pic in front of this one near us:

[Tiggie]

I'd love to go visit the German WW2 Bunkers in Jersey. Watched a documentary about them years ago, fascinating history

 

[Guest]

Great shots guys!

Swansea Bay used to be covered in WWII Pill Boxes when I was growing up......not many left now!

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/telltale-evidence-swansea-blitz-you-14422515

[S-Westerly]

U boat pens

 

Much like the u boat pens in various French ports. Looked at dismantling them after the war but were quite literally almost bomb proof and they're now tourist attractions, kind of.

[Tiggie]

In a similar vein, a friend of mine at work visited Vietnam and got to crawl through some of the tunnels that the Vietcong used during the war.

She said it was incredibly claustrophobic and she has no idea how they not only moved around but even stayed in them for days on end. Especially when the ones she went in have actually been made larger to accommodate the size of the average tourist

[S-Westerly]

US Marines had special squads called Tunnel Rats who got to go down these tunnels and chase the VC. Probably pretty hideous for both sides.