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Bandeath near Stirling Royal Navy ammunition depot
A firewatcher's post at the former Royal Navy ammunition depot at Bandeath, near Stirling. The shape was designed to deflect the blast of an explosion upwards.
One of the storage buildings. The walls are thicker than the roof, so that if the ammunition inside exploded the blast would go skywards and minimise damage.
A patch of chemical paint which was sensitive to the presence of poison gas. The idea was to give warning of a surprise gas attack, and these were standard on wartime military buildings.
Entrance to a dilapidated wooden hut in the depot. Whatever was stored here, the hut was surrounded on all sides by a reinforced concrete wall.
The hut was built in the 'frangible' style; it was sturdy enough to keep out the weather, but would disintegrate easily in an explosion to minimise collateral damage.
The same installation. There was an alleyway giving emergency exit to the left of this shot.
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