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DIRECTORATE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DEPOTS
SHAPWICK - Somerset
DOT Map Shapwick Region page 1 of 1

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.

17/11/2009
Thanks to Peter Bridgeman for the Hill Bungalows picture and accompanying text.

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.

Wooden Extension P1/5 (late 60's)

Wooden Extension P2/5 (late 60's)

Wooden Extension P3/5 (late 60's)

Wooden Extension P4/5 (late 60's)

North Side P5/5 (late 60's)

Hill Bungalows

Aerobatics or H&S? P1/5

Middleton Court P2/5 (late 70's)

David Waspe P3/5 (late 70s)

Middleton Court P4/5 (late 70s)

Charterhouse Mendips P5/5 (late 70s)

Workshop 1

Workshop 1

Workshop 3

Workshop 3

Shapwick - The End
(posted 18/11/2009)

Introduction
Around two years after the 1994 acquisition of DTELS by NTL, Shapwick Depot was closed and sold. This short video records the final days until the buildings were demolished to make way for a small housing development.

Credit
Martin Chalker for producing the video and Peter Bridgeman for submitting the CD.

Click on the icon to play this video, you will require Windows Media Player to view.

File Size: 21Mb



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