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		<title>RAF Chenies Radar Station, Nov-2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first free weekend for ages I found a nice easy to reach site in a countrified spot on the outskirts of Flaunden and Latimer, Hertfordshire. RAF Chenies was a post-WW2 radar station (history from Subterranea Britannica) that is now derelict apart from a live Met Office radar that still hums away under its [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies01_tower.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1169 alignright" title="Chenies01_tower" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies01_tower-199x300.jpg" alt="Chenies01_tower" width="127" height="192" /></a>On the first free weekend for ages I found a nice easy to reach site in a countrified spot on the outskirts of Flaunden and Latimer, Hertfordshire.  RAF Chenies was a post-WW2 radar station (<a href="http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/c/chenies/index.html" target="_blank">history from Subterranea Britannica</a>) that is now derelict apart from a live Met Office radar that still hums away under its golf-ball covering.</p>
<p>The ROTOR programme that led to its construction was a post-war attempt to modernise the UK&#8217;s radar infrastructure in the face of veiled threats from Cold War adversaries, the government committed a considerable amount of money to the project even though the British economy was in a pretty dire state.</p>
<p>The site is large when compared to the actual buildings which occupy a small portion of the fenced-in area, consisting of a main building complex&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225855530/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1167 alignnone" title="Chenies03_bldg" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies03_bldg.jpg" alt="Chenies03_bldg" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p>The coolest part is probably the live &#8216;golfball&#8217; radar which hums away in the background, as well as the large antenna at the very back of the complex&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225077345/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1168 alignnone" title="Chenies02_ball" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies02_ball-199x300.jpg" alt="Chenies02_ball" width="199" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225119303/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1165" title="Chenies05_ballcage" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies05_ballcage.jpg" alt="Chenies05_ballcage" width="450" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Around the side of the main building are a couple of sheds containing an electricity substation, some kind of machine and some barrels &#8211; it&#8217;s a little bit &#8216;Black Mesa&#8217; with the humming radar in the background but I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s anything too sinister out there.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225109139/"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1162" title="Chenies08_barrel" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies08_barrel-199x300.jpg" alt="Chenies08_barrel" width="199" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225116233/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1164" title="Chenies06_engine" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies06_engine.jpg" alt="Chenies06_engine" width="450" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225881550/"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1163" title="Chenies07_dial" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies07_dial-300x199.jpg" alt="Chenies07_dial" width="300" height="199" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225104951/"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1161" title="Chenies09_muff" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies09_muff-300x199.jpg" alt="Chenies09_muff" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>The interior of the building has two levels and consists of both completely ruined rooms as well as some that would be perfectly servicable, floors are a little unstable in places and some rooms would&#8217;ve been dangerous to enter.  It&#8217;s worth noting that there was a &#8216;Hazard Asbestos&#8217; sign on the floor so wear your P3 if you&#8217;re on site here, here&#8217;s a few interior shots&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225843412/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1160" title="Chenies10_roomwide" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies10_roomwide.jpg" alt="Chenies10_roomwide" width="500" height="213" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225056199/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1158" title="Chenies12_roomknackered" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies12_roomknackered.jpg" alt="Chenies12_roomknackered" width="500" height="259" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyfootscrew/4225066863/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1159" title="Chenies11_roomempty" src="http://www.sickbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Chenies11_roomempty.jpg" alt="Chenies11_roomempty" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>

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