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**killaloe_holiday** · 22-03-2010, 19:07

Took some photos of Bessbrook Mill. Thought that they would bring back memories. Sadly the Guardroom has gone and so has the Helipad.

**Dubb_al_Ibn** · 22-03-2010, 19:16

Many thanks for those. I'd forgotten about the viaduct.

It was the noise that was so indicative of the place; all the various heli engines out on the pad and the continual sound of people going up and down stairs.

**indigo** · 22-03-2010, 20:01

I passed out of JLRRA in Jul 90, got posted to 4 Regt RA at the end of August and went almost straight into Ireland training. Had a rather dry and uneventful 18th birthday in Tin City and deployed early in Jan 91 for 6 months.

At a weedy 10 stone, the sight of the Mill after a day on patrol humping all kinds of ECM gear plus the batteries it all needed was a welcome one, only to have to get up those stairs to our rooms was another effort in itself!

Praise be to the chefs who kept the hotplate on for egg banjos, no matter what time you came back into camp from patrol. Also remember a couple of covert insertions to the chippy on the way back from the VPC on shift changeover, a rare but welcome treat!

My favourite memory of the place was sitting on the helipad waiting for the Wessex to pick us up to go home. Everyone else had left on the Chinooks and then I spotted my future brother in law coming up the helipad for day one of his 6 month tour. I had great glee in saying hello, followed by the inevitable 'STAG ON"

**Doof** · 22-03-2010, 20:08

Should be a listed building

**Bodhisattva** · 22-03-2010, 21:42

Awesome, thanks for the memories mate :D

**sapperbraindead** · 22-03-2010, 22:42

Had a flying visit in '72.Was it European money that has improved the place out of all recognition? :D

**pegasusbranding** · 22-03-2010, 22:45

If walls could talk,

**skintboymike** · 22-03-2010, 22:48

I remember coming back from there in '97, and being almost deafened by the silence. Good times, cheers k_h.

**thegimp** · 22-03-2010, 22:58

good times

I reckon there are still secret sun beds stashed around the place

what are they doing with it?

**indigo** · 22-03-2010, 23:32

Originally Posted by thegimp

good times

I reckon there are still secret sun beds stashed around the place

what are they doing with it?

I think it's going to be turned into some accommodation like flats and things, actually by converting the mill building.

I wonder if they've kept the rooftop sangar to market as a penthouse suite