Fantastic exhibition by Nuclear Curator and team using the BNTVA archives and items from his father's collection relating to the Uk Nuclear bomb tests in Australia and at Christmas Island. A wealth of detail, unique items and photographs links with Australian art created by descendants of the veterans. A personal favourite is the Tennants Extra can top branded for the Nuclear tests. The story of the ordinary servicemen who were there is counterpointed by the heartbreaking proof that the government covered up the health risks involved and spent decades avoiding responsibility
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Thursday 19 December 2019
Sunbridge Wells
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Cracking visit, with a warm welcome and tour by the owner. We got to see the ancient vaults, built into a quarry. After use as storage and a jail,conversion to a brewery followed. These vaults were used as Bradford's largest air raid shelter during ww2 before becoming the 'Little fat black pussycat club' in the 1960s. After abandonment and severe flytipping, the tunnels were left to dry rot and damp. Rediscovered by the current owner in 2006, a campaign to link together the maze of vaults, access tunnels and sub - sub - basements began. The site reopened as a complex of bars, pubs and quirky shops in 2016. We were able to visit loads of the building, bottom to top, including the vaults and Shelter, old pigeon lofts, now the Rose and Crown pub, and the brewery offices, converted to the Bears den bar. Thank you to Graham for the warm welcome - we are already planning to go back :-) An excellent booklet on the history of the site is here:
history booklet
Cracking visit, with a warm welcome and tour by the owner. We got to see the ancient vaults, built into a quarry. After use as storage and a jail,conversion to a brewery followed. These vaults were used as Bradford's largest air raid shelter during ww2 before becoming the 'Little fat black pussycat club' in the 1960s. After abandonment and severe flytipping, the tunnels were left to dry rot and damp. Rediscovered by the current owner in 2006, a campaign to link together the maze of vaults, access tunnels and sub - sub - basements began. The site reopened as a complex of bars, pubs and quirky shops in 2016. We were able to visit loads of the building, bottom to top, including the vaults and Shelter, old pigeon lofts, now the Rose and Crown pub, and the brewery offices, converted to the Bears den bar. Thank you to Graham for the warm welcome - we are already planning to go back :-) An excellent booklet on the history of the site is here:
history booklet
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