NGTE Pyestock, Snow Day + Mountain Bike!
A little different, all externals. I headed up to NGTE Pyestock on my mountain bike today, and really enjoyed it...
Pipes and Cell 3 West
NGTE Pyestock, the old friend – Cells 1&2
The second in a series of postings on NGTE Pyestock, walking through the buildings one by one. First post here: NGTE Pyestock Power Station
Returning to Pyestock is always a pleasure. I have mentioned before, my extensive and numerous trips, here is another!
Built in 1957 and decommissioned circa 2002, Cells 1 & 2 are by no means the earliest test areas on site. The Plant House, for one example, predates Cells 1 & 2 by at least 6 years.
The cells were used for both altitude and general running tests on both turbine and ramjet engines. Cell 1 was mainly used for free jet testing of Ramjets and altitude tests. Other information about this building seems vague, and I seem to have misplaces Ian McKenzies invaluable book, "Pyestock: from RAE to QuinteQ" I will update with a proper history/info section as and when I can...
A view from the exhauster, down on to Cells 1 and 2
NGTE Pyestock, the old friend – Power Station
Old Pyestock. Classic Pyestock. Perhaps, for some people, boring Pyestock.
Not for me though. I love this place...
Needles flicking, switches clicking...
Hopefully, the first of many posts from here, as I go back and re-shoot the place, with newfound skill and friends. This was my first explore, a good few years ago. A tough one to top. That said, many of my early shots lack something fairly important... Composition. Too many close ups of detail; too little site overview; to heavily edited...
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- Going to london for a struggle snuggle with a police dog...
- Watching a black and white tv in our squat in london :)
- Draining in london town. :)
- At a rad party, taking place in a huge chamber in a storm drain under london.
- Make trouble, question everything.
- Collapsing into bed at almost 4 am after a successful nights urbex!
- Hey dad
- Still not caught... I think they know im here though... Some sneaky walking through tire tracks means they are looking in the wrong pl ...
- Inside Pyestock on a snow day, with my mountain bike. Security here sucks :-p
- Tara sucks!