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Taken a few months ago on a little road trip around Kent. After feasting on a delicious meal of Pie, Mash, Liqour and Jellied Eels, all washed down with a cup of strong tea and a little look around Ramsgate; we headed for Cliffe Fort! It was an interesting one to access via an active...

1. The History Situated on the west banks of Rudyard Lake (named after the poet), 5km North-West of Leak in the English county of Staffordshire, Cliffe Park hall was commissioned by John Haworth, the son of a wealth merchant and owner of the Cliffe Park estate, in the early 19th century...

Built between 1861–1870 as part of the Royal Commission's coastal defence strategy, Cliffe Fort was one of several casemated forts designed to protect London from seaborne attack. Strategically positioned on the Hoo Peninsula where the Thames narrows, it formed an outer defensive line alongside...

History Cliffe Fort is a disused artillery fort built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the River Thames from seaborne attack. Cliffe Fort is one of 5 surviving coastal forts in the Thames and Medway; the others are Coalhouse, Garrison Point, Hoo and Darnet. All are these are Royal...

Cliffe Fort Sticking with the fort theme but Im afraid we didn't do it as well as the french as in my prev report. Cliffe Fort is a artillery fort built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the River Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands...

Cliffe House Another old one which has been done to death but still has its appeal. a solo visit here while staying in Buxton some years back. With a location to die for you would think this would be restored, but I did meet some old boy on exiting who claims to know the present owners &...

This explore was done back in the summer on a truly roasting hot day with a very bright sun making photos quite difficult, and it has taken me a long time to actually get around to writing it up. The History This has been covered pretty extensively by some of the other posts on this location...

Visited with Chloe We left very early one morning to head to Liverpool. To break up the journey a bit we decided to go here and visit the hall As we had word that it was open. A very hot day for a long walk through some beautiful public land full of cows. this place is beautiful and this...

Cliffe Fort - Report - cc2021 Cliffe Fort is a disused and abandoned artillery fort built in the cc1860s to guard the entrance to the Thames from seaborne attack. The fort was constructed during a period of tension with France. It stands on the south bank of the river at the entrance...

The History of Kings Cliffe Pump House The original post was done by MikeyMutt - https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/flood-relief-pump-house-kings-cliffe-northamptonshire-march-2019.129384/, again I'm not going to tread on his toes and retype. I would like to thank him for sharing it...

The History of RAF Kings Cliffe The original post was created by HughieD - https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/raf-kings-cliffe-northants-march-2016.103018/ ,many thanks for sharing, I don't want to tread on his toes and copy what he has written From the additional information below, they...

I had seen a report on this place a few years back by bikinglynn. And remembering it looked quite nice, so whilst me and man gone wrong were in the area we had a little look. We still did not know what to expect. As we walked along the edge off the field to it you would think it was just a shell...

Just another small report that has no use anywhere els I’m no stranger to cliffe marsh and I only ended up there today as a friend off mine wanted to go up to the fort and see a few other Bits that the marsh has to offer iv been to all these places before and have documented them in the past...

My first post so please bear with me if this is all over the place. I had been eyeing up this site for at least a year now on google maps. It just looked like a few old buildings so I wasn’t in any rush. Then I see Cliffe Fort and Shornmead Fort are both close by, so I go check it out.. This...

Cliffe Park Hall Cliffe Park Hall, at the north end of the lake, was built by John Haworth and his cousin, the Reverend James Bostock, in 1811 at a cost said to be £25,000. On the death of John Haworth in 1831, it passed to his cousin Fanny Bostock. During her ownership of the hall, she...