Well, here goes... At 25:00 the traditional brick blocked second doorway was breached approximately 1982 by a 12-13 year old me and a few friends armed with a sledgehammer! We walked around the dark with the roadside paraffin lamps as illumination. I remember crawling through the internal knocked-out wall, and viewing the light of the hole in the main door from the bottom of the stairs. We returned a few times, and remember the room that suffered the fire - it was essentially arson of lots of old paperwork. The entrance was soon secured with concrete blocks, which are visible through our efforts! Fun days, and there were quite substantial shelters nearby at the back of the Civic Halls to explore too. Great video, I’ve often wondered what the bunker was for, and now I know! BTW above the bunker in the wooded area is the remains of the Orpington train turntable - have a look at an old map...
I am probably gonna get flack from people but I just wanna say thank you for your videos I’m going through a very bad time with my depression and your videos help me get through the days so thank you
I know I'm terribly late. But I heard Whitbread and just let out a massive chuckle as I work for a Whitbread restaurant. Love looking back on old vids in between your new ones! cheers folks
Excellent sterling work Ian & Chris, fabulous location and surprisingly unvandalised buildings which is rare these days, well done on yet another great one ☺👍
Thank you for this amazing video I enjoyed it thoroughly...... keep up with the amazing videos you're doing amazing job and thanks for showing the hidden history that time forgot😎👍👍👏👏
I could be way of the mark, but the holes in the room with bits of wood in them, could they have used them to pass a message in a tube from one room to the next without leaving the room. A message system. A great video again from the best team around. Many thanks. Keep up the great work. Hello from the city of Liverpool.
@@acfueler09 might b related depends where from Maine he was from in Maine thats funny my uncle was called Joe. But he lived in Maine his whole life my dad lived in mass thats where im from but i been in Maine 4 only 15 yrs naw
Revelation here of British Rail being in bunkers in the cold war. You would think railways would be of little use after the balloon went up. We've seen the water industry prepared up to the 1980s, but from the early 1950s state of this place, maybe BR realised they would be doomed......
100% is gun rack you could not lift the guns out because the stock would be 2 big. Looks like they were for Lee Enfield rifles. What a absolutely amazing bunker was so cool.
Some nice stuff left down there, nice to see it still in place rather than completely trashed or stolen! Ian, What video light do you use?? Seems really good, looking for something like that for lighting up mine tunnels, please let me know.
I have this one www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Dimmable-Digital-Camcorder-Panasonic/dp/B004TJ6JH6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1529131969&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=video+light&dpPl=1&dpID=51gHdZ34gzL&ref=plSrch
The padlock on that gun rack is still locked! Did someone bust the door to get to the enfields. If that's the case, are those genuine WWII rifles on the black market today? Or sitting in someones home. What a thought.
Could this have been.used for fire dept training. We have used old missile silo bunkers to set up mazes. Could explain the burning and why out was blocked off at one time.
IKS sometimes I would like it if you read out some stuff like what that door said as I have a very big problem with my dyslexia like how I can send you this message it's just talking to my phone and it does it for me ok mate
If it's made in England it must be old lol
Well, here goes...
At 25:00 the traditional brick blocked second doorway was breached approximately 1982 by a 12-13 year old me and a few friends armed with a sledgehammer! We walked around the dark with the roadside paraffin lamps as illumination. I remember crawling through the internal knocked-out wall, and viewing the light of the hole in the main door from the bottom of the stairs. We returned a few times, and remember the room that suffered the fire - it was essentially arson of lots of old paperwork.
The entrance was soon secured with concrete blocks, which are visible through our efforts!
Fun days, and there were quite substantial shelters nearby at the back of the Civic Halls to explore too.
Great video, I’ve often wondered what the bunker was for, and now I know!
BTW above the bunker in the wooded area is the remains of the Orpington train turntable - have a look at an old map...
I am probably gonna get flack from people but I just wanna say thank you for your videos I’m going through a very bad time with my depression and your videos help me get through the days so thank you
Get well soon folk all the best
I know I'm terribly late. But I heard Whitbread and just let out a massive chuckle as I work for a Whitbread restaurant. Love looking back on old vids in between your new ones! cheers folks
Awesome explore and another great video. Thanks, folk
Yet again another great video Ian 👍🏽
Another great IKS explore!
Fascinating find, great explore!
Another top video here 👌👍
Another great explore, thanks.
Another great video thanks!!!!
Awesome to see such history! Another cool vid, love it x
Always top class video from you guys
Awesome bunker video
Excellent sterling work Ian & Chris, fabulous location and surprisingly unvandalised buildings which is rare these days, well done on yet another great one ☺👍
Excellent video, it was enjoyable watching it.
Fantastic
Thank you for this amazing video I enjoyed it thoroughly...... keep up with the amazing videos you're doing amazing job and thanks for showing the hidden history that time forgot😎👍👍👏👏
Awesome place !!!
You have a wonderful hobby, you see a lot.
Unique original details are present.
Very interesting. Cool stuff.
I like your exploration videos so much!
Another epic video Ian,its all original and all there down to the light switches,i bet it was used well back in the day.
Cool!
you getting into area's you you never been before, good work,looking forward to it .
I always loved when you guys enter in full details. Other don't care about it and just rush
amazing folks! very interesting bunker, never a dull moment with you guys :)
great vid
well done well shot
great video 👍
Great Place 👍👍👍😃
I could be way of the mark, but the holes in the room with bits of wood in them, could they have used them to pass a message in a tube from one room to the next without leaving the room. A message system. A great video again from the best team around. Many thanks. Keep up the great work. Hello from the city of Liverpool.
There was alot of cool stuff left there keep it up Ian and Chris thank u
Tom Tinker couldn't help but notice your surname 😁 x
Name I was born with I'm half native American live in Maine
I just noticed your name lol
@@tomtinkersrezlife278 I know a Joe Tinker from Maine, lives in Massachusetts now.
@@acfueler09 might b related depends where from Maine he was from in Maine thats funny my uncle was called Joe. But he lived in Maine his whole life my dad lived in mass thats where im from but i been in Maine 4 only 15 yrs naw
Bingo machine that was from the social club . nice to see some made in brighton switch gear 👍
Another great vlog folks :-)
Kleiner Eingang , aber ein gigantischer Bunker dahinter ! Sehr Interessant !
Revelation here of British Rail being in bunkers in the cold war. You would think railways would be of little use after the balloon went up. We've seen the water industry prepared up to the 1980s, but from the early 1950s state of this place, maybe BR realised they would be doomed......
100% is gun rack you could not lift the guns out because the stock would be 2 big. Looks like they were for Lee Enfield rifles. What a absolutely amazing bunker was so cool.
Some nice stuff left down there, nice to see it still in place rather than completely trashed or stolen! Ian, What video light do you use?? Seems really good, looking for something like that for lighting up mine tunnels, please let me know.
I have this one www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Dimmable-Digital-Camcorder-Panasonic/dp/B004TJ6JH6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1529131969&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=video+light&dpPl=1&dpID=51gHdZ34gzL&ref=plSrch
Thanks mate, I will check it out!
The padlock on that gun rack is still locked! Did someone bust the door to get to the enfields. If that's the case, are those genuine WWII rifles on the black market today? Or sitting in someones home. What a thought.
Great Find IKS...great location to see so much intact detail great stuff ! Yours are better than them HOE's Videos ! ; )
C.C.Canadian Club Soda lol nice
Could this have been.used for fire dept training. We have used old missile silo bunkers to set up mazes. Could explain the burning and why out was blocked off at one time.
moved house and no internet then lost my phone get it sorted then get treated to this nice work just as I left it nice one folks
the blue and white machine and the ball holder are for bingo
Those 4 digit numbers on the wall would have been old internal railway phone numbers.
theres the infamus yellow sneakers again hahaha
Hi IKS
Bingo panel and what looked like a old peanut roaster machine
IKS sometimes I would like it if you read out some stuff like what that door said as I have a very big problem with my dyslexia like how I can send you this message it's just talking to my phone and it does it for me ok mate
Started watching at 9:55 minute mark. Thought you were breaking Charlie Bronson out of prison
Bingo machine
Al would be jealous of the light switch porn !
Old cursive writing....they could hand write back then.