Beacon Hill Fort - January 2016

[SlimJim]

I've been looking at getting up here and doing this since 2012, when I was living in Southend at the time. Through the madness of jumping about between counties and jobs, I never got round to it and it just sat on my list for years. When my mate started talking about it, I decided to YOLO it and just drive up there. I was really up for a chilled mooch after all the high pressure/high security stuff late last year, so this trip was most welcome. I forgot some filters and a lot of my outdoor shots had blown out sky though...oh well

The battery site itself has been about for donkey's years, with the first defence workings built there in 1534 and it saw continued redevelopment and use until the end of WW2.

This place is trashed. The local chav community have really enjoyed mindlessly wrecking the buildings and spraying crap on every surface. The site seems to be too big to keep secure and my guess is that they've just given up.

Nice, big OP!

...With great views!

The shit poetry type crap everywhere really got on my nerves though

Nice old magazines.

I love the little sets of stairs on the Cornwallis battery.

Interesting ironwork too.

Wonky GoPro shot.

Time for a cup of coffee before the next mooch!

Video footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKxXA-gtjQA

The time flew very quick and although we didn't get as much done as we wanted to, it was still an ace day out :mrgreen: Big ups to Pb for coming along!

Thanks for looking,

SJ.

 

[Conrad]

Looks like an interesting place, cool shots

 

[The_Raw]

A few interesting features left behind there, shame about the shit graff though. Cheers for sharing