{"id":11251,"date":"2024-02-07T21:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11251"},"modified":"2024-02-07T21:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:22:42","slug":"days-out-another-fenland-bunker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11251","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Another Fenland Bunker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Approaching the bunker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had the day off work today. I ought to have worked, frankly. But there weren\u2019t any shifts coming up! Prob\u2019 needed the rest, tbh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a big bush from this angle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So I drove around after lunch, for a change of scene and some fresh air. Listened to Funk Factory<\/em>, a 1975 Urbaniak album. Polish American jazz funk fusion. Really good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one ping I passed a sign with a name like \u2018pillbox meadow\u2019. My antennae rose, and I kept my eyes peeled for said pillbox. Sho\u2019 nuff, a short way away, I came across the bunker that features on this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewed from across the water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Zooming in a little. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Situated on a junction of multiple roads\/paths sbd a waterway, this bunker feels like an observation post. It has vision slits on all faces. Tho\u2019 now one or more aspects are blocked to varying degrees – some completely – by plant growth. Good camo\u2019. But crap for obs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recrossing the stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I recrossed the stream, the patterns on the metal footplate caught my eye. Time and nature\u2019s encroachment rendering pretty patterns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back to the bunker, to have a look around inside. This is another one that\u2019s not been bricked up. Thankfully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Nature is reclaiming this space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sadly this one, unlike the gun emplacement I last looked at, is<\/em> full of crappy human detritus. Indeed, I was a little worried, in the near dark, that it might\u2019ve been a tramp\u2019s toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s go in\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inside it was darkly gloomy. More so due to the vision slots being choked with plant growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking around inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Choked vision slit, crap on the floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Looking back to the entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
T\u2019other side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A better view from this slot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I like the bleached leaching effect over the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Another fine unobscured view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Wonder what the metal thing was for?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
And back out again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Viewed from the pillbox bank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I do love exploring these relics. It\u2019s a pity they\u2019re not maintained better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And off I go\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had the day off work today. I ought to have worked, frankly. But there weren\u2019t any shifts coming up! Prob\u2019 needed the rest, tbh. So I drove around after lunch, for a change of scene and some fresh air. Listened to Funk Factory, a 1975 Urbaniak album. Polish American jazz funk fusion. Really good! … <\/p>\n

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