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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

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Coastal Artillery Searchlight Emplacement

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Another now serving as a base for a bird watching hide

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Underground bunkers (magazines ?)

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Couple of unidentified surface structures

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Phil

KingElvis
03-07-2009, 08:29 AM
Nice mate, that reminds me of Spurn Point in East Yorkshire.

WW2 stuff is excellent and one of my faves.