Holm steep Holm

After doing the flat one



I was more than a little intrigued by the steep one as no-one lives there permanently.
Here's a comprehensive history via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steep_Holm
The ferry is one of those rigid inflatables with 2 outboard motors that aquaplanes & sometimes flies (not good on the back or nuts).
The difference between the islands is really interesting.
The flat one is Welsh & the Steep one English.
The flat one has more interesting structures to explore especially underground.
Whereas the steep one has a railway, more guns & access unlimited to concrete steps & walkways high above the cliffs.
Enough of my waffle here are the pictures.

Inside the Inn









Gun Battery



Nice to see the seagulls treating historical weapons of war with due respect.



AA Bofors gun.





Victorian gun emplacement.



& underground magazine - all of the underground bits look much like this.



Observation point above Rudder Rock.



No idea as to why someone tried burying a canon inside here.



Having seen this searchlight position from the boat I thought it possible for me to scramble down & photograph it.
Didn't take account of my fear of heights.





Next ammo store & some WW2 graffiti





Another battery



The business end.



Crest visible on one of the discarded guns.



Concrete Blockhouse.



Bits of the steep railway (rails nicked from the Germans in WW 1).







Toilet Block.





Ventilation shaft to underground magazine.



Search light post.



Gantry.



Remains of the old Farm House.



Remains of Cottage built into the cliff face.



More WW2 graffiti



This is either the power cables or telegraph cables to Brean Down.



At low tide there is a spit of pebbles created where the ingoing & outgoing tides meet.



& there are some beautiful rock caves at sea level revealed at very low tide



Time for



Full set - there are a lot more. https://www.flickr.com/photos/infraredd/albums/72157657063768579
Thanks for looking.

Really good pics, and interesting,pikys prob buried gun to retrieve when they figure how to get it to a scrapyard

They buried them to get them out of the way, or in a couple of cases they just built over the top of them where they were. It's as simple as that.

EDIT: When I say "they", I mean the Royal Engineers who built the WW2 era naval emplacements.

Yep - just like the 80 ton guns that are still in place under the Admiralty Pier Turret in Dover.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_Pier_Turret

Superb images and write up, I don't think I could walk down the staircase to the lower pill box I felt sick just looking at it!!

Loving that set. Brilliant stuff.

krela said:

They buried them to get them out of the way, or in a couple of cases they just built over the top of them where they were. It's as simple as that.

EDIT: When I say "they", I mean the Royal Engineers who built the WW2 era naval emplacements.

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I Liked the pykies theory, pity to spoil it with facts.

Lovely post and pics Red, I liked the AA gun and those steps should have handrails, where's elfansafty when you need em, Thanks

Wow, haven't been on for a while but that relight my interest, amazing place with some fantastic pics. Thanks