martylee Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 By accident I stumbled across some information about some forts in the sea outside england. Can anyone provide a bit more information and perhaps som wartime photos!? Both ww1 & ww2. http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/Humberforts.htm http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/1277745963_b71344cff0_o.jpg[/img] This photo I found on flickr.com Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 And the other one... Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 THose ones are up north Marty, we have these down of the coast of Kent that were for the defence against german attack in WW2 http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/MEasterby-Wood/Forts.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Have a look at this link http://www.ecastles.co.uk/armyforts.html Gives you the history behind them, I went to them forts by yacht when I was a kid, they are blooming big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 That's very good! Really like them, but then again I like all forts... I guess it's not very safe to enter them these days after not being used for half a decade. This sunday we're starting with the trenches around our snow fortress! :-) Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The two Humber forts are very neglected, covered with an incredible layer of seagull s***. the south one is accessible at some low tides, insofar as walking/paddling up to it but its not easy to get up on to it. Must be more than 10 years ago I remember the local tv being allowed on as there was talk(not for the first time) of the northern one being converted in to a hotel/holiday attraction, a bit along the lines of the one in the Solent, but as far as I know it has never come to anything. The amazing thing was that it was a bit of a time capsule as it had cereal packets from the time on the table, rusty bed frames etc still in the rooms. No armament though! IMHO neither the Humber Forts or the Thames ones though match the Dover Turret. Now that is one of the best kept secrets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 This one http://www.doverturret.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 There was an article on these forts in one of the Then and Now magazines a while back, PM me if you are interested and we'll work something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 There are trips arranged by a guy on the island and he quite often does talks about them as well, might be the same one who wrote the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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