Corsham, Wiltshire, 2011 - Underground areas of the old and decommissioned Royal Naval Stores Depot, Copenacre. The site was initially a Bath stone mine, then taken over by the Government for use during WWII. The underground section was operated by the military from 1940 to 1996 whilst the offices on ground level continued to be used until 2009. The facilities were part of the Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service and employed more than 700 people for over 50 years in Wiltshire. It was adjacent to RAF Rudloe Manor which was known as Britain’s ‘Area 51’ since declassified secret files releas
Corsham, Wiltshire, 2011 - Underground areas of the old and decommissioned Royal Naval Stores Depot, Copenacre. The site was initially a Bath stone mine, then taken over by the Government for use during WWII. The underground section was operated by the military from 1940 to 1996 whilst the offices on ground level continued to be used until 2009. The facilities were part of the Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service and employed more than 700 people for over 50 years in Wiltshire. It was adjacent to RAF Rudloe Manor which was known as Britain’s ‘Area 51’ since declassified secret files released at the National Archives indicated the site was the centre for UFO investigations in the 1950s. Copenacre has since been closed and a housing estate has replaced the surface buildings with a couple of old air vents still present. Credit: AC2125 / Alamy Live News
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