Quote Originally Posted by Arcade Al View Post
You're probably spot on with that. By the nature of the thing, it was manned 24/7 I imagine for the duration of its active life.
And it was on the roof of the building, 3 storeys off the ground, so security was not too much of a worry!

They probably had a key on handover from the builder, which was most likely lost within days...
Seeing the condition of the lock in the photo and knowing what some of those sites could be like, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it was never actually locked at all.

Probably had a sign next to it saying "TO BE LOCKED SHUT ON BIKINI AMBER OR ABOVE ONLY!"