In our long term monitoring of Rattlechain lagoon, (formerly known as “mere”), we have noted many a visitor into and out of the site, both animal and human, (and sometimes not quite sure.)
We have also noted several licence breaches.
Last week a curious set of open gates awaited this happy snapper as he made his way along John’s Lane. Wide open, what was going on here?
It became quickly apparent that there was no one on site. No vehicles or persons present, but there was a single swan on the lake, (damn). The most strinking thing about this abandoned Marie Celeste Scene was the trusty padlock with the iconic chain still attached. And more interesting than that, the set of keys bearing the key fob Number 10. Was there as I previously jested, a potential motel plan in the pipeline at this notorious waste tipping site?
This set of keys must by now, have a special hanging place in the Rhodia/Solvay lobby or room where they are held. It is just unusual that there wasn’t a 1 missed off the end of it, as this would make a rather good Room 101 site, for chucking everything that industry didn’t want, as well as HM GOV war materials, into the watery void below. It also made me think that every time a key holder picked up this notorious set of keys that they did so with a fear of trepidation about going there, (couldn’t think why.)
But abandonment wasn’t a long lasting observation as a lorry trailer and new small digger aboard appeared.
Ready for action
Not long after this, another swan turned up- they’re starting to flit now in the October winds.
But what were the diggers there for at site 10…….?
Time for the gang to investigate……….
