SU2265 : Old ammunition store, Charcoal Burners Road, Savernake (4)
taken 18 years ago, near to Cadley, Wiltshire, England
Old ammunition store, Charcoal Burners Road, Savernake (4)
Given its age and total lack of maintenance in over 55 years, the brickwork is in relatively good condition. Link (has sound at first). This and several other images can be seen in this gallery Link
The building is what's left of an ammunition store from WWII. It originally had a corrugated iron roof - you can still see tiny scraps of it on the floor. The forest canopy was useful to hide ammunition stores from enemy surveillance planes - similar use was made of Harewood Forest and the New Forest.