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03-07-2009, 06:05 AM
Hilpsford Fort was constructed during 1914 as a WWI emergency battery, and was dismantled in the 1920's, providing a source of much-needed labour to this employment-starved area. The artillery was reinstated in 1940, with new construction work undertaken. A 14-day job by the Royal Engineers actually took 19 days, due to 'bad ground'. Six-inch hand-loaded guns were employed, upon which the gunners of the Workington 406th Coast-Battery Home-Guard volunteers (amongst others) undertook several training courses, including firing common-point shells weighing 100lbs!
Gun holdfasts 6 in total
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2763.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2767.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2770.jpg
Coastal Artillery Searchlight Emplacement
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2773.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2775.jpg
Another now serving as a base for a bird watching hide
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2778.jpg
Underground bunkers (magazines ?)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2782.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2784.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2788.jpg
Couple of unidentified surface structures
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2789.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2790.jpg
Phil
Gun holdfasts 6 in total
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2763.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2767.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2770.jpg
Coastal Artillery Searchlight Emplacement
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2773.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2775.jpg
Another now serving as a base for a bird watching hide
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2778.jpg
Underground bunkers (magazines ?)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2782.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2784.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2788.jpg
Couple of unidentified surface structures
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2789.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/shatters71/IMG_2790.jpg
Phil