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1. The History The Grain Tower is located to the east off the coast of the village of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway. It was built in the mid-19th century during a period of tension and perceived French naval threat in order to protect the important dockyards at Sheerness...

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The History Grain Fort was one of a number of forts built to defend the Thames Estuary. It was built between 1861 and 1868 and consisted of a polygonal earthwork around a central semi-circular keep. There was an outer ditch with four caponiers and a second inner ditch between the earthwork and...

Another one from that same weekend in Kent in 2023 spent exploring Esplanade and Christ Church Air Raid Shelter. This one is close to where my friend lives and seemed line a good little mooch before I headed back home to Luton. We only saw a small part of it, but it was a nice little explore all...

History Sitting alone on the edge of the Medway estuary, the Isle of Grain Fort is one of those locations that feels almost mythical until you actually set foot inside it. Built in the mid-19th century as part of Britain’s defensive network, the fort once guarded the approaches to the Thames...

This was my first exploration of an abandoned site, i was super excited. Went with a friend from my school art class as we wanted to get photos for our upcoming projects. I remember it being extremely muddy on the banks of the Medway trekking up to this place, but the rewards were outstanding. I...

We have seen it all a million times before. I reported it back in 2016 after visiting it with @mookster. But myself and three non members decided to have a sleepover here; which we had been talking about for some time. We loaded up the car and headed for Grain; stocked up with beer, food...

Grain Tower Fort You may already know this but... Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway. It was built along the same lines as the Martello towers that were constructed along the British and Irish...

I know this place has been done to buggery and back, but here's my take on it. Slightly different from the norm. Potted History: Grain Tower Battery is a sea fort out in the confluence of the estuaries of the River Medway and the River Thames, almost out in open seas. It was built between 1848...

The History Grain Tower Battery (aka Number 1 The Thames) was constructed between 1848 and 1855. It stands at the mouth of the River Medway with Southend visible on the other side of the estuary. Construction is in the style of a Martello Tower with more modern additions made during WW1...

This is a place I have wanted to see for a while, and took my time to get here. We had tried it in may in the previous year, but the spring tides were not kind that day. We had timed the tide right but was such a windy day the water never receded enough. Fast forward the next year and we went on...

So .... i was over in the area and popped into the grain tunnel ( Taken on an 8plus so excuses the quality ) Iv did this place so many times over the years .. Here is photos of just the single tunnel as I did not go to the second tunnel as it was dark & wet ( but do have photo from old...

A friend and I went to do another explore... but due to unforeseen circumstances ..(someone actually broke in to a building next door and tripped the alarm and set off an insanely bright red flashing beacon off inside that building) ...so we were forced to bail. ... so we did the backup explore...

Imperial Dock Grain Warehouse The Imperial Dock grain warehouse is a Monumental 15-bay flat-roofed concrete grain elevator and warehouse that was built in 1933 and extended by 1960. It is a well preserved and early example of a concrete grain elevator, remarkable for the survival of its...

History Grain Fort was built during the 1860s on the Isle of Grain to protect the mouth of the river Medway. It was constructed with a crescent shaped keep, which formed the case-mated barracks and entrance to the fort. A raised earth bank behind this formed around this was mounted with Rifled...