Top Secret Fuel Network UK - Kelmarsh

One of the great British engineering projects of the 20th Century is completely hidden from view, traversing hundreds of miles across the country. There’s no trace of it except for a series of small holes on the tarmacs of the UK’s major airports, including London Heathrow.
What lies beneath is a fuel network of colossal scale - one which carries aviation fuel from the refineries where it’s unloaded straight to the aircraft waiting to be topped up.
This is how it was during WW2 and to stop the enemy from bombing our fuel reserves the government decided to burying our fuel tanks and pipes underground.
It was created not with flights to far-flung destinations in mind, but the very survival of the UK. And the exact location of the network is still not publicly known.
The origins of this underground network date back to before World War Two. A secret pipeline was built between Liverpool’s Stanlow Refinery all the way to Bristol’s Avonmouth Docks and then fed into national road and rail distribution networks.
In September 1939, war broke out, and the need for a protected network became more pressing. As the war progressed and Germany occupied Holland, Belgium and France, Britain became more vulnerable to enemy bombers. There was also the need to send fuel from the western ports through to the airfields in the east of the UK.
But sending it via the roads and rail made the precious fuel far too vulnerable to aerial attack. The solution was to bury a pipeline - safe from enemy bombers.
The project - the Government Pipelines and Storage System (GPSS) - was carried out with the utmost secrecy; the pipeline channels were even dug at night so that enemy reconnaissance aircraft couldn’t see any interesting activity.
The network ended up being able to supply fuel to all of the airfields used by British and American bombers that carried out raids over Germany and occupied Europe, and was also used by the Allied armies that landed in France in June 1944, which was called Pluto (Pipeline Under The Ocean).
Officially, this network is still a state secret. That’s despite the fact that in 2015 the GPSS was sold to a Spanish company and is now known as the CLH Pipeline System. An approximate map of the pipeline can be seen in Scott’s video and on the CLH website, but the exact position has not been made public.

[@michael1061]

During the 1980s it was still in use and operated by Texaco ( government storage ) for whom I worked at that time ,I often worked at kelmarsh PSD and other PSDs operated by Texaco throughout the midlands and East Anglia on behalf of the British Government .

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you for your kind and very interesting comments and support. For years I used to wonder what this place was until I saw a documentary on the BBC television channel and this prompted me to delve deeper. Great to hear from someone who actually worked on this site. Awesome information. Thank you. Take care and stay safe. Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@markrskinner]

Just up the road from me. Drove past one day about 40 years ago. My late father knew what it was and probably remembered when it was built.

[@RoperGaming]

As an ex military man. Yes this was a fuel base. And 90% of the fuel network is still in use. From Manchester airport down the west of England over to 2 london airports then around Norfolk over to Birmingham out to the north east and back again to Manchester. It's a rough circular circuit with a few add-ons on the way round. The pipeline comes above ground in a few areas around england and are marked with a stick and a yellow triangle frame on top.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi Steven, Thanks so much for the kind and very interesting comments and support. I had walked by this installation many many times and often wondered what it was. My curiosity finally got the better of me and I did some research. Infact even now, viewers such as yourself are adding more and more information to help my research even more and other viewers who watch and read the comments. I am very grateful for your knowledge and adding that important information to help me and other viewers who watch this video. Thank you very much. Take care. Best Wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@stevekelly5166]

GPSS does not go to the two London airports or Manchester. It does go to Norfolk though. GPSS is military and absolutely not civil. Fawley ESSO supplies Heathrow and Gatwick. They are also fed by BP via Buncefield. Manchester has its own pipeline that is nothing to do with GPSS. Birmingham is also not fed from GPSS. Gatwick could be fed from the Thames estuary via a direct line or via Buncefield.

[@PacoOtis]

Well done, but would rather you had kept talking than playing the music! Best of luck and thanks so much for sharing as we folks of the States need to continue to see the cleverness and dedication you provided.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you for the kind comments and support. Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, I could have narrated much more and looking back when I made this video I was more Drone eccentric, which tended to capture aerial footage. However, I am steering more towards narration in my later videos. Good point and thank-you for your helpful suggestion. Wishing you a super Happy 2023. Kim

[@antikoerper256]

Fascinated by such secretive Cold War architecture, especially in the West and in the UK! Thank you for shedding a light!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi there and thank you so much for the kind comments and support. Glad you found the video interesting. Best wishes. 👍😉

[@johnlennox-pe2nq]

i agree, but i cant see it's 'the cold war' period, it's ww2, unless i missed something; its been on tv history documentaries for some yrs

[@KingKong-do8cj]

Hi Kim. Did the Kelmarsh tunnel walk today and noticed the installation. Great video.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi there my friend. Yes walking down the old Kelmarsh line is always pleasant and interesting. I try and imagine how it must have been all those years ago. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for getting in touch and your support. Take care and stay safe. Best wishes. Kim. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@DarkSitesChannel]

Found a few of these around Gloucestershire and Bristol including the big depot in Hallen Bristol. Got a mothballed one I've only just discovered near my house, must have passed it dozens of times. Going to explore it during a sunny day.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your interesting comments. So much of our history goes undiscovered. Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Great video Kim ! Absolutely love history like this 👍👍😎😎

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Bill for your lovely comments. Glad you enjoyed my video. 😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@clarefoskett7158]

Another Fab video Kim. Very interesting about the WW2 preparations to ensure fuel kept flowing to the airfields all those years ago. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much. Do appreciate your kind comments.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@shaunthedrone]

Thumbs up ere' Kim, interesting history of this site - there are many sites over the UK that the MOD still own is fenced off to the public. I was lucky to work with the MOD for a number of years at Tyneham in Dorset. Some is opened to the public and other parts not. Enjoyed that Kim, well put together. Many thanks for sharing fellow Drone Seekers :)

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Shaun for your kind comments my friend. After making this I did wonder how much Intel you might have on this network of fuel pipes. Was Interesting making this video. Glad you liked it and have a great day and take care.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@SCAerialsSteveCarpenter]

Kim, thank you for the very educational and fascinating video. You provide a lot of insight and history about the UK which always bring to light many unusual interests and stories. Genuinely appreciate your hard work and commentary in your video, thank you, Sir!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Steve for popping by and supporting my channel. Your lovely comments mean a great deal to me and give me the confidence to keep going. Thank you so much my friend. 😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@funkyduckproductions.8844]

Factual story telling , brilliant aerial photography. A winning combination. 👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your nice comments. So pleased you enjoyed the video my friend. Take care and have a great day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@IdahoQuadcopter]

I would imagine that there will be a lot of remediation done at this site. Thank you for showing it to us Kim!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you my friend for your nice comments. A bit more history unfolds eh. Glad you enjoyed my video. Pop back again soon..😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@Bertil_Lundin]

Interesting story Kim! Very nice airial footage! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Gothenburg and wishing you a good week!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheer Bertil. Glad you enjoyed the video my friend. Take care and have a great day.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@russell6777]

I used to cycle along the cycle track that runs alongside this depot and I’ve stopped on a number of occasions to look at it, thanks to your video I now know what it was 👍🏻

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi Russell. Thank you for your kind and interesting comments. I too many times remember cycling along this cycle track and wondering what it was. Many years later I find myself making a video about it. Glad you enjoy the short documentary and for your support. Take care and best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@ILLBEDRONED]

Awesome history lesson and very interesting indeed sir!! Great research, I know you put a lot of time into it! Superb quad footage too!! Thanks for sharing Kim, I enjoyed it immensely!!!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your very kind comments. So pleased you enjoyed my video..pop back soon.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@stevenmoran4060]

Manchester airport is connected to Stanlow on the Wirral by pipe. That’s why it has stayed operational. Unlike Grangemouth that was far bigger but wasn’t part of the network.

[@MrSTAdventures]

Nice one Kim, as always very interesting and superbly filmed. I think this place would have been decommissioned a long time ago as these underground tanks eventually start to rot and have water ingress. It would cost a small fortune to clean the site up. Still a dangerous site though. Looking forward to seeing your next video my friend 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😀

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers Shane for the lovely comments. I agree with you that this place must have been decommissioned a long time ago. It was so cold on the day of filming too lol. Thank you so much for popping by my friend.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@AdventuresWithJay]

How did I miss this video. It’s right up my cup of tea too. Love the military stuff

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers Jay, so pleased you enjoyed the video. Seems like ages ago I researched this installation but still quite interesting. Wishing you and Irish an exciting, healthy and prosperous 2020. 😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@AbandonedCityCamoCrewExplorers]

Very nice little hidden place

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you very much for popping by and checking out my video. Thanks for the kind comments my friend. Take care and have a wonderful week ahead.😀😎👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@RonaldBrown59]

Another very interesting video, you came up with some good information again. And good flying as well. Cheers.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers Ron for your kind comments. Thanks for popping by my friend.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@niveknilknarf9015]

A very interesting video Kim. I have often passed this whilst cycling the Brampton Valley Way and have previously sought information about it. But as you have found, there isn't a great deal of information available. It was great to see the site from above.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for popping by dear fellow Drone Seekers. I tend to walk this old line nowadays and I often wondered what this installation was for. The Brampton Valley Way gets so busy in the summer so glad I filmed this in the winter while quiet. Glad you enjoyed the video my friend. Catch up soon buddy. Take care and have a wonderful day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@uksewingmachineservice7030]

Nice one mate great vid. Don👌👌👌

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers Don for your kind comments my friend. Glad you enjoyed the video.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@StanCook]

Thanks for that Kim. Very interesting. That must have been a big dig during the war and well defended I would imagine.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you my friend for your kind comments. Indeed this whole pipeline network was constructed during night time hours so as the enemy wouldn't know it was there. I imagine this project was huge. Glad you enjoyed my video. Take care and have a wonderful day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@chrishope82666]

Thanks Kim. Really enjoy your history lessons.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers Chris. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@daysgoneby4543]

Hi kim dear friend just watched your very sercet non sercet video....and i never knew anything about these pipelines things like this always catch my eye so intresting thank you for sharing dear friend...nice one fella😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hey there buddy, how are you. Thank you so much for popping by. Up until about 3 weeks ago I didn't even know what this installation was for lol. Glad you enjoyed my video and thank you for your kind comments. Take care and happy exploring chap.😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@LeeEveritt]

Very nice Kim. It looks like it must be at the very least be maintained as the road and paths on site haven't been taken back by nature. The grass looks relatively short and not cut too. They probably cant sell it as it would be classed as contaminated land.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi there Lee and thank you for popping by. Great comments my friend and you do have a point. I know the farmer often let's his sheep in to graze the grass in the enclosure. This site was connected through to Heathrow Airport and guessing the pipes would eventually meet up some where glad you enjoyed the video my friend. 😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi Angela. Thank you for the kind comments and support. Yes, the question which was asked was is this site still active and the records dept refused to give an answer..! Which of course made everyone more curious than before. So who knows what lies beneath the mounds of earth...Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@ThailandBound]

Thanks for this interesting and intelligent video Kim...I am a WWII buff myself and never knew about this very interesting site. You have certainly done your research...Well done, great video. Happy to be a subscriber.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi Peter, nice to hear from you buddy. Hope your well. Yes I know your a WW2 buff and your help has been so helpful making one of my videos.i see your channel is doing really well. Keep in touch buddy. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@kenh3344]

Believe there is one from liverpool to falmouth c/wall .

[@BilLVeR]

Great video dear friend 👍 Have a nice week.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care and have a wonderful day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RogueExploration]

Awesome history very interesting great drone shots as well 👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed my video.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@kgirl4078]

How exciting to be able to tell the world about this secret pipeline after so many years. It’s very interesting how it was built in the middle of the nights. I love all the history you put into this video as usual. I see your subscribers are jumping up quickly and I can understand why with superb work that goes into your videos. Thanks for sharing your wonderful work :-))

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi there Kathy, been a while since I last managed to check my emails and notifications. Been quite busy this end and it's great to contact my lovely friend in the USA. Hope your well and coping okay with your family. Thank you so much for finding the time to pop back and watch the video. I remember filming this and on the day it was so cold outside. Glad summer has finally arrived so I can get out and fly. Take care Kathy and heres wishing a wonderful sunny weekend. 😉👍👍👍👍👍 x

[@johnlennox-pe2nq]

its been shown on tv doc's for some yrs

[@threefingersfolly6044]

Great video Kim, mysterious !

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you for your nice comments my friend. Yes indeed the plot thickens. Glad you enjoyed the video.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@ShurThing]

Very piece. Thanks for sharing.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you my friend for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed my video. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@robmiles3493]

Very interesting, these places are fascinating, great footage.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Rob for your kind comments glad you enjoyed the video. Take care and have a wonderful weekend. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@ExploringWithin]

Quite astonishing this pipeline

[@hanssilfver5271]

Very intresting !! Seems like the underground tanks are close to cave in. In my country Sweden we have many fuel tanks from the war but these are in rocks, and some of these are still in use. Thanks for sharing..

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for popping over to my channel. Very nice comments my friend of which I appreciate. Thank you. Yes the fuel tanks I would say are in a state of disrepair. I don't think it will be long before they dismantle everything. Take care and have super week. 😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@johnnyslinn1]

A lot of them are still operational I worked on them all. Look at Misterton, Aldermaston, Bramhall and you are correct they are now run by CLH

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for watching my video and supplying some important information. Glad you enjoyed my video. I will certainly check out those locations you supplied....once this lock down comes to an end.. Stay Safe and Best Wishes. 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@johnnyslinn1]

Also check out Loch Striven, Loch Ewe, and Cambletown they were part of the GPSS but are now Run by the MOD and if you google NATO POL (Petrol OIL Lubricants) you should be able to Google Earth them. I had to sign the Official Secrets Act when I worked on them in the 70s and 80s & 90s & 00s but they are now in the public domain. Most of the GPSS sites were run by BPA British Pipe Line Agency. Happy research. I am now retred but I was an instrument Engineer and we had equipment on all the GPSS sites throughout the UK miss it. If you want any more info send me a message. Happy Research John

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

@@johnnyslinn1 Thank you so.much for the detail and I am quite honoured to know someone closely connected to these sites. Invaluable information and thank you for being so helpful..No doubt I may take up your offer of help. Take care. Kim

[@johnnyslinn1]

No problems Kim glad I could give you some info John

[@petenikolic5244]

See so many of those Oil pipeline signs all over the place and the slightly older Esso ones . you can map the direction of p[ipes ever so easily in some places .

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for popping by and watching my video. Appreciate the kind comments. Find this so fascinating to explore and research. Take care. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hey there Peter, great to hear from you buddy. Yeah this was one of my first nervous vlogs lol and the beginning of my exploration videos. Glad you liked the video. Hope your well. Catch up soon.😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@Time2FLYAlDiaz]

Amazing history, very informative!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your kind comments and showing your support. Glad you enjoyed my video. Take care and have a super week. 😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@ExpeditionTech]

Very informative. Love the story behind the footage.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Ken for popping by and showing your support. Very much appreciated my friend. Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care and have a wonderful weekend. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@JulianShagworthy]

Brilliant video. Often park in the little car park next to it when going bicycling along the Brampton Valley Way, interesting to know what lies behind the gates!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Greetings Julian, Thank you for the kind comments. Yes indeed the Brampton Valley Way is a lovely place to visit for the whole family. It will be a blessing to come out of this Lock Down and get back to normal eh. Take care and stay safe. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@JulianShagworthy]

@@KimDiscoveringHistory Getting on two wheels gives you access to so many places you wouldn't even know existed from the road - a drone extends it one further dimension! Thanks for sharing and stay safe my friend.

[@libmananchannel]

I think that it is very wonderful what you are doing!　I appreciate it!　My friend!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for you kind comments and continued support. So pleased you enjoy my work. Take care buddy. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

So cool! 👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you my friend for popping by and leaving a nice comment. Glad you enjoyed the video..Have a great week buddy. 😀👍👍👍🇬🇧👍👍

[@goodvives1038]

Thanks for that cool info brother

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers my friend for popping by and showing your support. Very much appreciated. Thank you. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@goodvives1038]

@@KimDiscoveringHistory no problem. We are here to push each other up 👍👍👍🔔🔔

[@ianddavidson1]

Kelmarsh was the end of the pipeline, so its not as if anything runs through the site which might warrant secrecy. The site is unmanned and unprotected so you can be sure it is truly disused. If there was any hint of activity H&S would be all over it. So why the secrecy with the FOI request? My guess is it still on a list, someone forgot to get it off the list, so an FOI admin says, it's on the list so we will not comment. There are lots of places like this where the site status is way out of date. On the other hand, the old GPSS is alive and kicking though some under another name. There is even a location where you can put your ear against the pipe and hear the aviation kerosene on its way to Heathrow.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Interesting comments and thank you. Yeah quite some time after this video was released I dug deeper and the local police have even said jokingly if your not a sheep or rabbit and you get caught on the property the MOD have to be informed? I have seen videos of people exploring this site and as far as I know nobody has been prosecuted. All a big mystery if you ask me. There was some activity about 12 months after this video being released involving night activity and road closures at this site.? Why I haven't a clue but does fire up the old imagination some what. Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍

[@frankkeys2719]

Great stuff had no idea you had already been here.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Frank for watching my video. Yes I did this last winter when it was freezing cold and had trouble feeling the ends of my fingers lol. I did do quite a bit of research on this site and found it quite interesting. I used to cycle past this most weekends many years ago and always wondered what it was for. From the air one can't see how high the mound rises and after I filmed the area I realised how flat it looked. I checked out the Grafton Underwood site 2 days ago and it is still closed off to the general public. Quite looking forward to filming there again soon. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@helenbird1664]

There are many interesting war sites around Staffordshire where they made bombs at swynnerton with the women in ww2. They even had a train taking people into the site and buses. Ww2 had the Bank Of England based at Trentham gardens in Staffordshire in the ballroom .Many people boarded with locals and married and stayed. Keep making your quality videos.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your kind and very interesting comments. I always appreciate any feed back and its a big bonus when my viewers supply such essential information applicable to each video. So I warmly thank you personally for your input and the historical value this has given me. Take care and stay safe. Best Wishes. Kim Discovering History.😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@elliotfoskett]

Great video dad like always keep up the good work:-)

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much Elliot for your kind and encouraging comments. Thank you son. 😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍❤

[@J1mbo888]

Just to add, on your first map it doesnt show the pipeline from Kelmarsh to RAF Bruntingthorpe. Also check out the book "Fuelling The Wars". A great read if you want a full insight into the complete picture.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi there and thank you for spotting that. The map in question was obviously incorrect and I am currently looking for a more detailed map which will show all the correct pipe links. Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@cpphotography7755]

Nice history on the oil pipes and the station, I don't think this is still being used from the ground and ariel footage it seams to have been discontinued a long time ago. This is Pixies channel by the way, It's my second channel for free music.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi Chris and thanks for popping by my friend. Congrats on setting up your new channel of which has some cool music. I do like your thumb nail for your channel. 😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

[@assessorjohn]

Fascinating! Loved your introduction. I can't help wondering if there's anything else below the ground apart from the tanks, I also wonder how much fuel could be held in each tank. There's a bit of interesting information on Wikipedia too. There are a couple of old abandoned military depots near me, I've posted one on KZbin (Salters Gate munitions depot) and there's another but it's within half a mile or so of Frankland prison so I'm a bit wary, there are 25 bunkers there with soil embankments - so I'm itching to try! Lovely music as always.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi John, Thanks for popping over buddy. Yes this particular site kept me wondering what exactly was it for, and after doing some research it was a fuel storage site. Since this video was published I have since found out there are bunkers below ground with what used to contain electrics, pumps, communication devices etc, I can only only assume that these had been bricked up and the tunnel leading to them filled with soil. Trying to jog my memory of one of your video's. Anyway, thanks for the great comments my friend. See you on the next video.😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@iancharlton678]

I’m aware of a super high pressure fuel pipe that crosses within half a mile of my house, North/South, which I’m told is direct to the (civilian) airports, carrying AV fuel. Also, that it forms part of a network all over the country, from the terminals at ports and coastal facilities. Marked locally by innocuous looking posts..... and periodic aerial surveys by helicopters, which fly directly along the pipes path, crossing arable land at low altitude, presumably able to scan for leakage. I would assume that the pipes that arrive/leave or pass through Kelmarsh are probably still live, but are no longer diverted into storage, due to security of supply ?? The pipe locally was installed or upgraded within the last 40 or so years and I remember a story about some “toe rags” attempting to “tap” the supply, somewhere in the UK..... and discovering it ran at a pressure they were neither expecting... or able to cope with 😳

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Wow, such interesting comments and much I didn't know about. It helps tremendously reading your comments and I am sure it also educates many of the viewers who watched this video. Thank you so much. I do hope you enjoyed the video and again my heartfelt thanks for the very interesting information you so kindly commented on. Take care. Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Guillebricks]

Very interesting 👍

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you my friend for your kind comments. So pleased you enjoyed my video. Pop back again soon. Take care and have a wonderful day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheSpecio]

This system is probably still operational, either conserved or actually still in use. This is because these tanks and lines contain at least residual oil/fuel and if they leak due to neglect, they pose a very serious threat to groundwater and drinking water. So all of this would have to be excavated and remediated at great effort if abandoned. At least that is the case with gas stations and similar objects.

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you for popping by and watching the video and the interesting comments. It does make one realise as to why they haven't removed all the tanks and pipes etc. Very interesting and thought provoking comments. Thank you. Take care and please visit again soon. Best wishes. Kim. 😉👍👍👍👍

[@thejewishredneckprepper4675]

Just awesome.Shalom my friend

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers buddy for popping by and watching my video. Thank you for your kind comments my friend. Take care and have a super weekend. 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@belle01923]

You do a great job!!!

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers Mike. Glad you enjoyed the video. Just spotted your comment, posted over a year ago. Sorry about that. Best Wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@AngelaH2222]

Grew up with this on my doorstep, there were regular practice warning sirens sounding, but thankfully nothing actually ever went boom ..... I'm wondering what question was not answered by the government from the freedom of information request ?

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Angela for your kind and interesting comments. Apologies for the late response. Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care and come back soon. Best wishes. Kim 😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@TodorVankov]

Very nice video :)

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you very much for your great comments my friend. Glad you enjoyed the video. Best wishes.😀👍🇬🇧👍👍👍👍

[@bertiewooster3326]

I could tell you about secret things in the UK but can't.

[@pedalingthru2719]

Can you give us the GPS coordinates for this facility. We would love to use it to test some explosive devices

[@BerlietGBC]

There is a book called Fuelling The Wars you mite want to get a copy

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Hi Chris and thank you so much for the info on the book. This looks interesting and worth a read... 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@spencerboaz2385]

The thing about government sites is if they are using them they don't want it to look like they are , so you never know . It's not like our governments would lie to us lol .

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you for your kind and interesting comments my friend. Yes indeed this did cross my mind. Does make sense. Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care and have a wonderful day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@maverickchannel360]

Fab Fab Fab my friend 👍😀

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers buddy, glad you liked the video and thank you for your continued support. Take care my friend.😉👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Droneas]

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[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Cheers my friend. Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care and have a wonderful day. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@jasonng9676]

Great channel & video Kim..love it...smash the like button for you ...stay connect eachother :)

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you Jason for your great comments buddy. Glad you liked the video. Thank you for your sub and of course I returned mine. 😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@ferik.-aerodron1854]

Beautiful video. Subscribe for you .

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for your subscription. I am already one of your subscribers as your channel is awesome. Thank you for popping by and glad you enjoyed my video. take care and have a super week my friend.😉👍👍👍👍👍

[@Dan-SmithUk]

Your not far from me

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you so much for popping by and showing your support. Hope you enjoyed the short video. Best wishes. Kim 😉👍👍👍👍

[@manicmagic]

Hey 💜❤💟💟💖💗💙💙

[@KimDiscoveringHistory]

Thank you for your kind support my friend and glad you enjoyed my video. 😉👍👍👍👍👍