Herbivore
21-11-2010, 01:03 AM
A Sally Port, usually a tunnel, is used by an army to creep out of their defensive position and surprise the attacking
force by appearing behind them. This one under Dover dates from the Napolionic era. No-one's been in here for decades
so the place is mint. It's shaped like a crucifix with an access shaft top and bottom, the horizontal line being a small guardroom.
Here's my pics:
The way in. I took this pic. with my phone.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5192774495_a6ddb8d006.jpg
The folding ladder has certainly earned it keep lately.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5191203913_88f23b9494.jpg
The guardroom.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5191812036_13c77049cc.jpg
Looking further up from the guardroom.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5191224345_d5657e1cd4.jpg
Right at the far end, un-lined, but there's another shaft here which is brick lined.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5191213879_d330c4e0ed.jpg
Looking back down.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5191206937_bff87556b4.jpg
1918 Graf.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5191788822_edf7336bfb.jpg
A picture of Wellington!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5191792998_71cc6164a7.jpg
force by appearing behind them. This one under Dover dates from the Napolionic era. No-one's been in here for decades
so the place is mint. It's shaped like a crucifix with an access shaft top and bottom, the horizontal line being a small guardroom.
Here's my pics:
The way in. I took this pic. with my phone.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5192774495_a6ddb8d006.jpg
The folding ladder has certainly earned it keep lately.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5191203913_88f23b9494.jpg
The guardroom.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5191812036_13c77049cc.jpg
Looking further up from the guardroom.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5191224345_d5657e1cd4.jpg
Right at the far end, un-lined, but there's another shaft here which is brick lined.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5191213879_d330c4e0ed.jpg
Looking back down.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5191206937_bff87556b4.jpg
1918 Graf.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5191788822_edf7336bfb.jpg
A picture of Wellington!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5191792998_71cc6164a7.jpg