Melbourne ROC Post - (Derbyshire Group) - March 2009

[Bunkerkid]

Not exactly the best post around but was in the area so payed a visit, Visited with Tankman.

This post has a odd background as it was opened in February 1961 and closed in October 1968, but because Etwall ROC was closed the post was Re- opened in 1975 and finnaly closed in September 1991.

Subbrit link,
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/cgi-bin/we...ifunction=form

Stinger level: 10/10

Nosey people level: 2/10

Anyway on with the pics!



Somewhere in there, lol



A close up of the hatch



The hatch now partly rusty with only 1 padlock left



Mysterious hole



FSM with paint in good condition



Ventalation louvers which Tankman had to attack to make visible



Remains of compound fencing


Also saw a Pillbox on the way home

Tankman will probably post more pictures of his later.

Any more pics wanted just PM me

[Tankman]

Ah! the return to Melbourne
It bought back such fond memories of weird people lurking in a layby, asking is this where the ROC Post is MD & Goldie the return of......

Well it must have been about a year ago, but once again up for a visit to the in-laws and a chance visit to escape for a while and check to see if anything had changed----- NO!

The usual brambles remembered me with such fondness, that they attacked me with vigour, as if to say welcome back.!
I like last year, retaliated with full force of my swagger stick and beat the crap out of them

Clearing the way around the FSM pipe and Rear vent for some pics!
But this year a secret weapon was being used for the first time

Not FSM Cam, but AV Cam

Here are a few secret pics of Melbourne



AV Cam in use for the first time reveals the sump and relatively dry shaft of Melbourne ROC.



The underside of the Hatch cover!



Ah! so thats where the vent is



The enemy in front of me! But beaten back by my swagger stick and size 11 boot

AV Cam is still in its infancy but better things are hoped of it in the near future