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DIRECTORATE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DEPOTS
SHAPWICK - Somerset
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Introduction
This section contains a collection of scanned photographs relating to Shapwick Depot.
Gallery Viewer
Click on the desired photograph to see an enlarged image. Once in the viewer, use the navigation arrows to move between images.
Photograph Credits
Many thanks to David Waspe for sending in the first set of Shapwick pictures taken in the 1970’s, the four workshop photos taken 1991-1992 and those shown in the CCE Harrow and Lincoln Police photo galleries.
Amendments
Five late 1960’s Black & White photos now in this gallery first appeared in the ‘Depot - General’ gallery and have subsequently been identified as Shapwick Depot and have been transferred accordingly.
Thanks to Paul Corkrum for help on identifying and providing text for these photos.
Shapwick Depot (Approx)
One example of a more unusual UHF site
From a correspondent that worked in the Shapwick Region is an example of the more unusual and difficult to work in UHF base station sites. Photographs of the Bleadon Hill site near Weston-Super-Mare can be seen on the ROC section of the Subterranea Britannica web site (see note below). Bleadon Hill was co-located with an ROC Post and in use around mid 1980's.
The Brick structure was formerly believed to be part of an aircraft observation post and contained a cupboard, which housed a UHF Pye 460 Base Station inside the sloping roof. The mast went down inside the walls making access "interesting" for technicians servicing the base station!
Photograph: Bleadon Hill
Source: Subterranea Britannica
Note
To view the Subterranea Britannica photographs click here and then enter Bleadon in the search facility. Regrettably, it is not possible to directly link to the relevant pages as this results in a non W3C compliance. |
