Comments on: Abandoned ‘Cold War City’ http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/ The past is a foreign country. This is your passport. Thu, 17 Nov 2025 20:12:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jinx http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/#comment-64990 Jinx Mon, 19 Sep 2025 23:58:59 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=13410#comment-64990 Dear Mrs Queen, may I please have one of the telephones, that white lamp, and the basket of books? Whatever WILL be done with all of this "decommissioned" stuff? Will there be tours of the place, or will they use the US model of decom = throw away? Selling the lovely mid century fittings would make a pretty penny, I can tell you that! Dear Mrs Queen, may I please have one of the telephones, that white lamp, and the basket of books?

Whatever WILL be done with all of this “decommissioned” stuff? Will there be tours of the place, or will they use the US model of decom = throw away? Selling the lovely mid century fittings would make a pretty penny, I can tell you that!

]]> By: NicktheLick http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/#comment-64898 NicktheLick Mon, 19 Sep 2025 21:29:23 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=13410#comment-64898 I want a government issue ashtray! I want a government issue ashtray!

]]> By: Max http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/#comment-64592 Max Mon, 19 Sep 2025 13:41:49 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=13410#comment-64592 My Granddad was a clerk of works, or somesuch, for the construction of lots of it. They had a big problem with lightbulbs. The quoted life of 10,000 hours wasn't being reached and with so many, it was a big issue. They called the manufacturer (probably GEC) and said "what's going on". A man turned up, looked at the fittings and said "you put them on the walls the wrong way round". All the fittings were rotated 90degrees and the light bulbs started lasting significantly longer. If you want to know more, there is a book called "Secret Underground Cities" about Corsham and other similar places. My Granddad was a clerk of works, or somesuch, for the construction of lots of it. They had a big problem with lightbulbs. The quoted life of 10,000 hours wasn’t being reached and with so many, it was a big issue. They called the manufacturer (probably GEC) and said “what’s going on”.
A man turned up, looked at the fittings and said “you put them on the walls the wrong way round”. All the fittings were rotated 90degrees and the light bulbs started lasting significantly longer.
If you want to know more, there is a book called “Secret Underground Cities” about Corsham and other similar places.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/#comment-64205 Jessica Sun, 18 Sep 2025 22:39:03 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=13410#comment-64205 I thought of LOST too!!! I thought of LOST too!!!

]]> By: Popscure http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/#comment-45046 Popscure Tue, 10 May 2025 22:01:18 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=13410#comment-45046 depressingly stunning depressingly stunning

]]> By: Phatgzus http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/#comment-45036 Phatgzus Tue, 10 May 2025 19:44:45 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=13410#comment-45036 "Vault 59." LOL. You beat me to it. “Vault 59.” LOL. You beat me to it.

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