Cardington Hangers - Bedford - April 2011

[blinkscott182]

these are huuuuuuuuge! iv only seen them from the motorway, i swear i saw a program about them and it said there so big theyve got there own micro-climate.

[Krypton]

Thats the place mate. Just down the road from Cotton End

Good lord i cant believe that. Now i have somewhere to go when i visit them as they are the most boring people ever lol!

[nelly]

these are huuuuuuuuge! iv only seen them from the motorway, i swear i saw a program about them and it said there so big theyve got there own micro-climate.

Yep they do mate, read my intro on page one

[nelly]

Good lord i cant believe that. Now i have somewhere to go when i visit them as they are the most boring people ever lol!

Quality, I can just imagine you dropping the Mrs off at Nigel and Davinas house and then nipping off to the hangers

[Krypton]

I fell out with Davina years ago over Christmas dinner lol

[SaltGeorge]

Shed 2 is a Norfolk escapee from Pulham, relocated and enlarged (the Norfolk Chapter has claims to everything). Shed 1 looks like a magical space with the light coming through the perforations in the cladding. I believe there are plans to refurbish shed 1, so some of that magic might be lost - although hopefully with the benefit of better preservation.

Very good shots Nelly.

[blinkscott182]

haha sorry dude, missed that part.

[nelly]

This is a clip of the construction of the hangers, when I done the research and read about the many deaths during the build, I thought they were exaggerated. When you see the Health and Safety employed in modern construction you forget that workers used to operate like this.

An amazing film clip

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=24632

(The film is silent and there is a small ad before it starts)

[blinkscott182]

cool video.

[dunglass]

Really great pics, love the blocks.I used to pass these often ,so brings back memories