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South & North Casemates, May 2012

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silverainbow

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After a quick text to Wevsky one bright sunny Saturday morning Dover bound we went, Was a really laid back easy going visit the place is so quiet its eery !

History, a bit scarce to say the least but heres what little I could find;

During a new fear of invasion from Napoleon III two new dry moats where added to the existing citadel defences. The northern and the southern moat both had their own casemates built. Between these there was also a defensive caponier built, but sadly this was filled in during the 1960's by the Dover Corporation and they gradually destroyed many parts of the Western Heights.

The northern casemates are a lot larger than the southern casemates, with six separate rooms whereas the southern casemates had eight.

So here goes with a few of my Pics taken on the Day, Difficult choosing them as this place is expansive to say the least and I took a fair few

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Sorry about the sheer amount of pics, I took hundreds and this is just a few of them (y)

 
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Fid not enjoy the pipe way back was worse than way in.. :) nicely done mate

 

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I want to get back over here at some point, my pics from the day I went are pretty average.

You however have a very nice set of pics there mate (y)

 

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I want to get back over here at some point, my pics from the day I went are pretty average. You however have a very nice set of pics there mate (y)
Cheers Mike, be nice to get everyone down for Dover en-masse

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I want to get back over here at some point, my pics from the day I went are pretty average. You however have a very nice set of pics there mate (y)
Cheers Mike, be nice to get everyone down for Dover en-masse

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Once August is out the way mate I'm going to organise an 'old skool' Dover day out, we've had 15+ people trapsing round dover on a weekend before, lots of laughs to be had :)

 

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need to put up my photos of that place, was a nice relaxed wonder. Nice photos btw :)

 

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Fantastic shots there dude, great work! really like the upper level shots with the arches! Looks a sizeable explore! (y)

 

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Awwwww I really do like the look of that place, it always looks a really nice colour (girls comment)

Love it

 
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I'm seein a lot of old posts for the first time including this one. Have to say these are lovely mate, well shot. Love those stairs :)

 

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Love the second shot very much..this old codger needs to see this before the arthuritis sets in!

 
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