Harrington

[buccaneer66]

If you search the British Movietone website there is a newsreel showing the anti missile protesters at Harrington.

[YellowPinkie]

If you search the British Movietone website there is a newsreel showing the anti missile protesters at Harrington.

Yes there's a link to it somewhere on here, bloody hippies.

Amazing how the general public had no idea what was going on, but the CND were all over it.

[buccaneer66]

I thought I'd seen it somewhere but couldn't find the link.
I was actually searching for thr Harrington opening ceremony apparently its on a newsreel.

[Carnaby]

Is this it?
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=74266

Another featuring Brize Norton and Wethersfield
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=42879

[buccaneer66]

There's a movietone one as well Graham

http://www.movietone.com/N_POPUP_Player.cfm?action=playVideo&assetno=108462

[YellowPinkie]

Took a trip round Harrington a few weeks ago with the usual suspects plus a certain Mr Boyes.

In the CSB we found the following stencilling:


I've photoshopped it to the max and all I still get is ...MAN POL... this left me stumped until I found the image in the Hemswell thread (you'll know which pic).

Whilst the words are slightly different, I reckon the Harrington example must have read 'TWO MAN POLICY'.

Whaddya think?

[PETERTHEEATER]

I should say so. The sign indicates that a person cannot be present alone but must be accompanied by at least one other person for safety reasons (and since it is military, for others reasons)

[C.Mk.1]

"TOO MANY POLICE"!!!!

The two man policy was questionable for the one man crewed British nuclear armed Jaguar later in the time line, but that's a different matter!!!!

[Sparky67]

Here are a few more photos of Harrington taken 8 Sep 12... Since the Thor pads are off the public access we asked a farm hand for permission to walk over, which he happily agreed.


Remains of east/west runway, looking east. Two of the Thor pads are visible either side in the distance.





A pile of concrete posts at one of the Thor missile pads. Close by were a number of looped barbed wire supports.




Concrete drainage ducts and reservoirs.




Bolts and centreing marks for the missile base.




Closer view of the marks.




And a cover found in the grass...

[Sparky67]

Buildings some distance from the pads, hidden behind a berm... Would be interested to know what these were for.




View of same building from top of berm.




It appears to have had a roller-shutter door at the front and very small high level windows.




Another building in an adjacent berm. What was this one for ?







Remains of the long-range theodolite building.




Concrete plinth inside the long-range theodolite building. There was a large window or opening behind this, facing the pad.