fort amherst

What started out as a search for a mysterious hole in amongst shrubs of the moat in Fort Amherst sighted by fellow 28DL member Charlie Tango (while nursing a fractured shoulder), resulted in finding at least 1 small building hidden in the undergrowth... After jumping up the wall and roaming...

Actually Princes Sunken Courtyard. My apologies. History. This Fort has a ton of history, link to the wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Amherst Here’s a brief rundown. “Originally constructed during Napoleonic times in preparation for a possible invasion, Chatham’s Fort Amherst...

It’s been a few years since I’ve been out on a roadtrip in the US & Canada, so it was great to be back behind the wheel for another huge 1200 mile roadtrip, this time across the rocky rugged island of Newfoundland, Canada. In The capital St John’s, most people visit historic Signal hill & the...

The primary purpose of all the Medway fortifications was the defence of the Naval Dockyard. This was largely the result of the Raid on the Medway in 1667 when the Dutch fleet inflicted heavy damages on the dockyard. Defences were planned for the dockyard from 1708[1] and land was then acquired...

Bit late but here are some pics from the SubBrit Weekend in Kent. These are of Fort Amherst. Some history from http://www.fortamherst.com/history.html A raid on Chatham Dockyard by a Dutch fleet in 1667 led to a review of the defences of the South Coast and the Royal Dockyard at Chatham...