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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Northern and eastern towers
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
Five of the seven towers of Red Sands Maunsell Fort can be seen here - the... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Five of the seven towers
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
In a line the southernmost Gunnery Tower is nearest the camera, linked to the... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Control Tower close-up
by Rob Farrow
for square TR0779
A close view of the Control Tower superstructure.
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Searchlight Tower close-up
by Rob Farrow
for square TR0779
A close-up of the cast iron fortlet that sits on inclined concrete pillars. This... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Northern Gunnery Towers
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
The three Gunnery towers that lie in an arc to the north and east of the Control... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Control and four Gunnery Towers
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
The central Control tower is seen linked to the southernmost Gunnery tower with... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Searchlight Tower
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
The Searchlight tower at Red Sands Maunsell Fort is offset to the north of the... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Eastern Gunnery towers
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
These are two of the five Gunnery Towers at Red Sands and are the two... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - Control & Gunnery tower linked
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
The Control Tower which is encircled by the five Gunnery towers is linked by a... (more)
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Red Sands Maunsell Fort - General view of all seven towers
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TR0779
A general view of all seven of the towers that comprise the Maunsell Fort at Red... (more)
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Fort Nelson - Main tunnel
by Rob Farrow
for square SU6007
The Palmerston fort of Fort Nelson is a complicated structure with many rooms,... (more)
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Spitbank Fort
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SZ6397
Spitbank Fort is one of the four Sea Forts in the Solent which formed part of... (more)
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Fort Brockhurst - The bridge to the main gate
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SU5902
Looking along the bridge across the moat surrounding Fort Brockhurst with the... (more)
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Fort Nelson - Interior
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SU6007
A view of part of the complex interior structures within the perimeter walls of... (more)
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Fort Nelson - Ditch and southern aspect
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SU6007
The defensive ditch to the south of the red-brick walls of Fort Nelson... (more)
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Eastern Gate at Birdoswald Roman Fort
by Sandy Gerrard
geograph for square NY6166
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Southern gate at Birdoswald Roman Fort
by Sandy Gerrard
geograph for square NY6166
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No Man's Land Fort - Access to the sea!
by Rob Farrow
for square SZ6393
At the end of a corridor in the walls of the fort a chute leads down directly to... (more)
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No Man's Land Fort - A lower level room
by Rob Farrow
for square SZ6393
One of numerous rooms at the lowest accessible level of No Man's Land fort.... (more)
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No Man's Land Fort - lower level corridor
by Rob Farrow
for square SZ6393
The lowest accessible level of No Man's Land fort has not been altered much... (more)
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No Man's Land Fort - western quadrant
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SZ6393
A view across the western quadrant of the roof of No Man's Land fort taken... (more)
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No Man's Land Fort - Roof level
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SZ6393
A view across the roof level of No Man's Land fort about 60' above sea... (more)
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No Man's Land Fort - Helipads from the lighthouse
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SZ6393
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No Man's Land Fort
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SZ6393
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Fort Brockhurst - Looking into the courtyard
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SU5902
The fort was supposed to be open when we visited (it being 13:00 on the second... (more)
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Fort Brockhurst - keep from secondary bridge
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SU5902
As well as the main bridge which leads to the circular keep, a second (more... (more)
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Fort Brockhurst - Bridge over the moat
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SU5902
Looking across Gunners Way to the bridge which crosses the moat surrounding Fort... (more)
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Landguard Fort: Darell's Battery from the moat
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM2831
Darell's Battery was added to Landguard Fort in the Second World War as a... (more)
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Landguard Fort: looking up to the fort from the moat
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM2831
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Earn's Heugh
by Mick Garratt
geograph for square NT8969
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Earn's Heugh Iron Age Fort and Settlement
by Mick Garratt
geograph for square NT8969
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Landguard Fort: looking up to the control tower from the moat
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM2831
The square control tower seen here on top of the building directed fire from the... (more)
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Darell's Battery, Landguard Fort
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
Darell's Battery was added to Landguard Fort in the Second World War as a... (more)
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Landguard Fort: ranging aids on the interior of the control tower
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM2831
From the control tower on the roof of the fort, instructions would be passed... (more)
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Landguard Fort: ranging aids on the interior of the control tower
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM2831
From the control tower on the roof of the fort, instructions would be passed... (more)
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Landguard Fort: view from the roof towards the Port of Felixstowe
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM2831
On the left, Darell's Battery, which was added to the fort during the... (more)
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Landguard Fort: control tower, on the roof
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
From this control tower instructions were given to the guns in the two batteries... (more)
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Landguard Fort: view from the roof towards the jetty
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
The building to the right is the control tower from which guns were directed.
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Landguard Fort: view from the roof towards Right Battery and the port radar tower
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
Right Battery, the concrete construction hulking to the left of centre, is one... (more)
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Landguard Fort: view from the roof towards Felixstowe town
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
On the horizon on the left is Cobbolds Point, beyond which the shoreline curves... (more)
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Landguard Fort: view from the roof across to Harwich
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
On the right are the concrete structures of Darell's Battery, added to the... (more)
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Principia at Housesteads Roman Fort
by Sandy Gerrard
geograph for square NY7868
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Latrine Block at Housesteads Roman Fort
by Sandy Gerrard
geograph for square NY7968
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Inner Courtyard, Landguard Fort
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
Visible around the courtyard in windows and on the ground are yellow signs... (more)
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Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovium)
by habiloid
geograph for square NY7868
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Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovium)
by habiloid
geograph for square NY7868
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No Man's Land Lighthouse and dark clouds
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SZ6393
These dark clouds passed over No Man's Land fort without dumping any rain... (more)
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Horse Sand Fort
by Rob Farrow
for square SZ6594
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Landguard Fort: view from the roof towards Felixstowe town
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TM2831
The high points in the area of coastal scrub are not, as one might expect,... (more)
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Coalhouse Fort, Essex
by Christine Matthews
for square TQ6976
As seen from the "Waverley" paddle steamer.
Quotation from... (more)
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