PDA

View Full Version : Archived: East-Demi Bastion. Dover. 2009



Herbivore
14-04-2010, 01:59 PM
East-Demi Bastion was built in the 18th century to give the Eastern flank of Dover Castle more protection. It's connected to the castle by a passage that leads under the east ditch. It is closed to the public.
1. Guard room.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3493921046_5bfee1de4e.jpg

2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3495851555_07f462c247.jpg

3. Gun room
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3493939330_50ebc26f27.jpg

4. Part of the east-ditch passage.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3493934798_3ed6593194.jpg

5. The other end, inside the castle grounds. the groove in the floor was cut to carry cables during WW2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3493931166_df4abf761a.jpg

6. Half-way along this passage, another tunnel leads of at 90 degrees.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3495857331_e41ab88de5.jpg

7. And leads to a guard room with a lookout through the cliff face.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3493926140_f8ff73491b.jpg

8.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3495854497_3f3c6ea0a4.jpg

9.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3495352206_b0127835d3.jpg

Herbivore
02-01-2011, 11:28 PM
Yet another recent re-visit. This is through the tunnel in pic 12, near the gun battery, which after a dog-leg leads out into the East Ditch of Dover Castle.

The passage on the right leads out to the gun battery, the left one opens into the Castle ditch. there are two doors visible in the left passage,
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5316000679_179995fdfe.jpg

Inside the first door. The firing loops point to the gated entrance.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5316607972_0573223eb7.jpg

Same room but at the back is this mount for a Quick-Firing gun. The doorway you can see on the other side of the passage leads to the guardroom, where this whole thread starts.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5316616434_6566284faa.jpg

This is the room which is through the second door in the left-hand passage.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5316630968_0ef5849290.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5316031689_fd0c0fa290.jpg

And out into the East-Ditch.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5316646418_ffe9dde78b.jpg

I think that's the whole of East-Demi Bastion covered. Thanks for looking.