Hinderwell ROC Post – Back to where it all began.

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In May 2002 I was fortunate enough to visit this post when it was dry and completely intact, there were maps on the walls, magazines in the drawers and even a message left by the last watch. Before I could return and take photographs the entrance was filled with soil and access was lost. Luckily Nick Catford managed to get photos around that time.
I always regretted the missed opportunity and not having recorded it when I had the chance, so those events were in my mind when I came to start up this website.
However after a lost decade the site is once again open.
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
Sadly due to the lid being thrown down the hole, water is getting in its in poor condition.
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
This metal plate was where the ‘Bomb Power Indicator’ was mounted.
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
The air vent has taken a lot of abuse, being nearly smashed to pieces.
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
Inside the entrance is now half-filled with soil
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
The contents of the post is generally trashed and all the papers and maps gone.
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
A couple of nice features still remain, such as a hand-written note about sounding the siren, protected from damp by glass.
Hinderwell ROC Bunker
The back of the door also has a notice of the post name and number still attached.

Anti-tank Defences – Millclose Howle, Redcar

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Coastal erosion has recently revealed what I believe are the foundations of WW2 anti-tank cubes at Millclose Howle, they were not visible on the current Google Earth images.
WW2 Anti-Tank Remains, Millclose Howle, Redcar
The cubes would have blocked access at this point by invading tanks.
WW2 Anti-Tank Remains, Millclose Howle, Redcar
The cubes themselves were probably destroyed soon after the war, but these stubs remain.
WW2 Anti-Tank Remains, Millclose Howle, Redcar
A block of three is fully revealed, but there are more still hidden under the soil that appear more intact.
WW2 Anti-Tank Remains, Millclose Howle, Redcar

Sun Inn, Spout House, Bilsdale

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Spout House is a 16th century cruck framed farmhouse, named after a nearby spring.
Sun Inn, Spout House, Bilsdale
It became an ale house known as the Sun Inn in 1714
Sun Inn, Spout House, Bilsdale
The new pub opposite the house was built in 1914 and the original Sun Inn closed.Sun Inn, Spout House, Bilsdale
Remarkably the old house was then left undisturbed with its original furniture until 1979 when it was taken over and re-opened by the National Park Authority.
Sun Inn, Spout House, Bilsdale
An upper bedroom gives a view of the A-shaped cruck frame.
Sun Inn, Spout House, Bilsdale
Illustrations from ‘Englands Oldest Hunt’ published in 1907.
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