It was still there when I drove down and checked for myself in mid-September. Main control boxes gone, but siren (and one of the boxes) remains. I am fairly confident it won't have disappeared since, but obviously I cannot guarantee that is the case!
That's awesome! It's cool to see that one of the Broadmoor Klaxon CS8 sirens are still around, even though the controls are gone. I hope someone can get this siren and keep it, if they can get it down. Also, isn't this the only one left in existence?al66class59 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:57 pmIt was still there when I drove down and checked for myself in mid-September. Main control boxes gone, but siren (and one of the boxes) remains. I am fairly confident it won't have disappeared since, but obviously I cannot guarantee that is the case!
It's the only Broadmoor one left. There other CS8s around (Devonport/Carstairs etc), but none of those left do hi-lo like the Broadmoor ones did.
It is notoriously hard to see on street view, especially from Chaplains Hill. However, rest assured it is probably still there, and likely will be until the tower itself has to come down
Eclipse DDS wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:44 pmI would quickly like to bring to attention that there may be/have been a siren situated in Longtown, Carlisle. I have heard reports from some of my family members that they remember hearing one sounding when they were in the town, and from what I gather, this was relatively recently (within the last 30 years or so). I am not personally going to be devoting hours of time looking for this siren, but I wanted to bring it to attention for anyone who is more willing to find it.
Here is the town's location:
55.00995032642556, -2.966685277127862
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Longt ... ?entry=ttu
UPDATE:
Ok, so I did end up doing a little bit of searching. It turns out that MOD Longtown does have some emergency sirens, and there certainly are some siren-like shapes on-site. I will try and gather more information on the site's siren(s?). However, I do think that there may be some other warning sirens off-site, but I am unsure.
Helpful booklet mentioning the siren:
https://cumbria.gov.uk/elibrary/Content ... 581193.PDF
As of now, all I know is that there is at least 1 siren (referred to as the 'Site Emergency Siren' in the booklet) on-site, and that it is tested every Wednesday at 9:30 AM.
This might be something:
Screenshot 2023-09-20 175354.png
https://www.google.com/maps/place/54%C2 ... ?entry=ttu
Whereabouts are you located? Someone may be able to find it in your area.Secomak_GP12 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:49 amEclipse DDS wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:44 pmI would quickly like to bring to attention that there may be/have been a siren situated in Longtown, Carlisle. I have heard reports from some of my family members that they remember hearing one sounding when they were in the town, and from what I gather, this was relatively recently (within the last 30 years or so). I am not personally going to be devoting hours of time looking for this siren, but I wanted to bring it to attention for anyone who is more willing to find it.
Here is the town's location:
55.00995032642556, -2.966685277127862
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Longt ... ?entry=ttu
UPDATE:
Ok, so I did end up doing a little bit of searching. It turns out that MOD Longtown does have some emergency sirens, and there certainly are some siren-like shapes on-site. I will try and gather more information on the site's siren(s?). However, I do think that there may be some other warning sirens off-site, but I am unsure.
Helpful booklet mentioning the siren:
https://cumbria.gov.uk/elibrary/Content ... 581193.PDF
As of now, all I know is that there is at least 1 siren (referred to as the 'Site Emergency Siren' in the booklet) on-site, and that it is tested every Wednesday at 9:30 AM.
This might be something:
Screenshot 2023-09-20 175354.png
https://www.google.com/maps/place/54%C2 ... ?entry=ttu
I have found this aswell, I wonder where that GP10 is located though. There is one near me aswell but its tested randomly and my friend hears it from to time
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