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A sunny winters day on the Jurassic Coast - drinking coffee, murdering bacon sandwiches and hunting for concrete - top day!
One of our targets was Studland bay, where once upon a time the likes of King George VI, Churchill, Eisenhower along with General Bernard Montgomery and Acting Admiral Louis Mountbatten congregated to witness the largest live ammunition practice of the entire war - a full-scale rehearsal for the invasion of Europe and thousands took part - they watched from Fort Henry a demonstration of carpet bombing, followed by an assault landing by troops, a truly momentous occasion. Alas, history over, here are some pictures:
Fort Henry - a lookout for the likes of King George VI, Churchill, Eisenhower, General Bernard Montgomery and Acting Admiral Louis Mountbatten.
Inside
Dragons teeth - anti-tank defences
The area of Studland bay was also heavily fortified - here is one of the gun emplacements.
The bolts that mounted the gun, set within the concrete.
Inside it's magazine.
... and finally, a pillbox (i won't bore you with the others) - i do wonder if this one will last another 70 years though!
One of our targets was Studland bay, where once upon a time the likes of King George VI, Churchill, Eisenhower along with General Bernard Montgomery and Acting Admiral Louis Mountbatten congregated to witness the largest live ammunition practice of the entire war - a full-scale rehearsal for the invasion of Europe and thousands took part - they watched from Fort Henry a demonstration of carpet bombing, followed by an assault landing by troops, a truly momentous occasion. Alas, history over, here are some pictures:
Fort Henry - a lookout for the likes of King George VI, Churchill, Eisenhower, General Bernard Montgomery and Acting Admiral Louis Mountbatten.
Inside
Dragons teeth - anti-tank defences
The area of Studland bay was also heavily fortified - here is one of the gun emplacements.
The bolts that mounted the gun, set within the concrete.
Inside it's magazine.
... and finally, a pillbox (i won't bore you with the others) - i do wonder if this one will last another 70 years though!
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