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NutLoose

12th Nov 2018 00:53

When you think Church Fenton only closed five years ago

Chernobyl is fairing better.

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/thread...y-2018.113160/

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/thread...isit-2.115295/

And this was only three years in :ooh:

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/thread...c-2016.106581/

Stu666

12th Nov 2018 08:19

What state was it in when it closed in 2013?

VinRouge

12th Nov 2018 08:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu666 (Post 10308856)

What state was it in when it closed in 2013?

The mess has been derelict/out of bounds for at least 16 years.

Still, good for the filming of 28 months later.

spekesoftly

12th Nov 2018 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by VinRouge (Post 10308864)

The mess has been derelict/out of bounds for at least 16 years.

Would that refer to the mess that had been used by AOTS Officer Cadets in the late 1960s etc?

The Officers' Mess (opposite the station entrance) was bulldozed some 20 years ago.

rlsbutler

13th Nov 2018 00:18

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Originally Posted by NutLoose (Post 10308661)

I taught at CF for a couple of years and do not recognise the buildings captured in the grisly photos.

May we be glad that someone with deep pockets has saved and is trying to use the main part of the airfield ?

GALLERY ? Leeds East Airport

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