Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer, songwriter and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She was widely referred…
Hello Fort fans hope all of you are well This has been sent in by possibly our youngest fan 7 year old Lauren Proudfoot of Leigh On Sea in Essex All pictures used with kind permission of Lauren’s Father Greg…
Guy Anson Maunsell's Fruitful mind produced lots of Seafort defence designs, two were subsequently approved by the Ministry and Admiralty . The Maunsell Army forts as shown below this included Nore Sands, Redsands and Shivering Sands and the Naval forts…
Series 2 Episode 2 Sir Tony's flying cameras reveal a top-secret underground Cold War bunker, a super-sized luxury car emporium and rusting sea-forts that were once a hideaway for pirates Watch now http://www.channel4.com/programmes/hidden-britain-by-drone/on-demand/68238-002
Britain's Sea Fort Complex Series 2, Episode 2 Seven huge steel boxes stand rusting in the Thames Estuary. Hear how the Red Sands sea fort was once Britain's first line of defence against the Nazis. http://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/abandoned-engineering/watch-online/5817377315001
Iconic naval forts, designed to protect the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the World War 2—the Red Sands forts are under the historical spotlight! Looking like a hybrid between an oil rig and an anti-aircraft tower, the Maunsell forts have a…
