Jason_E
ClioSport Club Member
Elise, 530d
These aren't particularly "photography" like. They are more point and shoots with my D40. I just love the location.
Upper Heyford is an airbase near me. During the cold war it was used by the Americans. They built a hospital, social club, petrol station, big general store, bowling alley, schools etc.
However, with the end of the cold war they left. And in 1994 it was officially decommissioned leaving these buildings derelict. Now I dunno about you but I find stuff like this fascinating, I love exploring old buildings and such.
Anyway, the point is after seeing a report by someone on the 28 days later website. Here, and here (which is a great read and I recommend having a flick through the flickr accounts too!) I had to go up and have an explore!
Despite the snow, me and a mate decided to drive up there and have a look around!
Here you can see both the General Store and Hospital. The large building on the left is the hospital. And the one on the right of the photograph is the Shop.
More of the Store...
Here is that hospital. Sitting on the edge of this large patch of closed off land right next to the houses of Heyford. The houses are still lived in. As for the aerodrome its still used for office buildings.
We snuck through the fence and walked around the back of the hospital. Treading in the footsteps left by large security guards boots! The hospital was bricked up or boarded up at ground level. The main entrance however (under the canopy) was not. But they were electric sliding doors that were locked so we left it. Anyway all the way around the hospitals were these bricked up doors to the basement, filled with water.
Again, around the back was a large door to the basement of the Hospital.
Window at the hospital
Working our way around, past the large playing fields...
Around the side to the Store was a good entrance, complete with buzzer/phone.
Epic location, shame I'm not good at this photography thing
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Upper Heyford is an airbase near me. During the cold war it was used by the Americans. They built a hospital, social club, petrol station, big general store, bowling alley, schools etc.
However, with the end of the cold war they left. And in 1994 it was officially decommissioned leaving these buildings derelict. Now I dunno about you but I find stuff like this fascinating, I love exploring old buildings and such.
Anyway, the point is after seeing a report by someone on the 28 days later website. Here, and here (which is a great read and I recommend having a flick through the flickr accounts too!) I had to go up and have an explore!
Despite the snow, me and a mate decided to drive up there and have a look around!
Here you can see both the General Store and Hospital. The large building on the left is the hospital. And the one on the right of the photograph is the Shop.
More of the Store...
Here is that hospital. Sitting on the edge of this large patch of closed off land right next to the houses of Heyford. The houses are still lived in. As for the aerodrome its still used for office buildings.
We snuck through the fence and walked around the back of the hospital. Treading in the footsteps left by large security guards boots! The hospital was bricked up or boarded up at ground level. The main entrance however (under the canopy) was not. But they were electric sliding doors that were locked so we left it. Anyway all the way around the hospitals were these bricked up doors to the basement, filled with water.
Again, around the back was a large door to the basement of the Hospital.
Window at the hospital
Working our way around, past the large playing fields...
Around the side to the Store was a good entrance, complete with buzzer/phone.
Epic location, shame I'm not good at this photography thing
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