gun battery

The Centre Bastion we know today was built in 1825 during the expansion of De Gomme’s original Sheerness Lines defences from 1670. It was originally armed with 64 pounder guns only for 2 10” mark 111 RML guns to be added. These were loaded with ammunition from the magazine tunnels below which...

Often mistaken for the nearby Centre Bastion or somehow the fort at Garrison Point (by clickbaiters and idiots), Bastion Number 1 was part of the “Sheerness Lines” which is basically like the Western Heights or Chatham Lines of Sheppey but with a water-filled moat. The old Sheerness Lines were...

The History Shotley Battery was built around 1862-1865 to protect the Port of Felixstowe after fears of an invasion from France. There were already two Martello Towers watching over the River Orwell and River Stour and the addition of the Battery enhanced our defences against potential attacks...

I apologise in advance for the quality of photos. I was not particularly thinking of framing, lighting etc. during this time. I will also ensure I do not get people in the shots in future reports. Often visited the Coalhouse Fort as a kid with my family and heard my Dad mention about...

Hi, recently moved to Portsmouth looking for some urbex mates. Newish to the game have done 5 or 6 solo trips ............. Date of Visit: Jan 2021 Fort Gilkicker update Our original intentions were to go to fort Gilkicker. This is a 19th century coastal defence battery in Gosport that has...

WW2 RAF BASE INFILTRATED.(Historic Site) This 'was' a complex site of 5.25" and 4.5" gun emplacements, ancillary buildings and structures, and accommodation huts. All of the accommodation huts have been demolished and now, they used to lay under where a new housing estate is ..and the...

So, I have been doing a bit of exploring for many years, going back to about 1997. But have never really shared any of it, so thought I'd start. Summer last year (2019) I decided to visit the Isle of Grain in Kent having heard about Grain Fort, which was built in the 1860's to protect the River...

1. The History: Lentney Battery was built in 1905 as one of three 6-inch gun batteries to defend the Eastern approaches to Plymouth Sound, for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport, 3.7 miles to the north-east. Lentney and Renney batteries were strategically placed to keep the...

Was on holiday in Split and heard the island of Vis was nearby with plenty of abandoned military stuff so thought it would be worth checking out! There are apparently many other similar sites on the island, including a fairly untouched naval command bunker, but we didn't have much time and only...

Hi - I have visited this site twice over the last week to get some photos and returned to venture into the other tunnels but on arrival the coast watch was there so I will return at some point in the next couple of weeks to venture into the other tunnels. The site is fairly small with a...

Built in 1940 to replace an earlier 6" battery that succumbed to cliff errosion and ended up in pieces on the beach. The battery as it stands today comprises of two shelters for 4.7" guns (the 24 bolt holdfasts are still in place, though the western one is very badly eroded), with subterranean...

Found this one not too far from where we live. Well worth checking out and making sure you take the time to walk the length of it as it's fairly big. Bit of a bramble-fest so long sleeves recommended! Since posting the report, I found out that it was originally built before the war so isn't...