hey guys been a while since i posted well been a while since i have been out for a splore to be fair...
so this in my take on grain fort...
a wee bit of history
The fort was built between 1861-1868 at the time of the arms race between Briton and France
The guns (stolen from Wikipedia)
Grain Fort's initial armament consisted of 13 heavy RMLs (six 11-inch, four 9-inch and three 64-pdr. guns). By the end of the 19th century these had been replaced by four much more powerful guns: two 9.2-inch Mark X breech-loading guns and two 4.7-inch guns. The original thirteen emplacements were reduced to five by 1895. The fort continued in use during the Second World War and underwent further alterations when its two existing 6-inch close defence guns were enclosed within bomb-proof shelters. Fire control positions were also added, along with spigot mortars at each end of the terreplein. In 1956 the fort was decommissioned and sold to the local authority five years later, following which the surface buildings were demolished.[5]
To supplement the fort's firepower, two additional gun batteries were subsequently constructed nearby. These were Grain Wing Battery (constructed 1890–95) 50 metres (160 ft) south of Grain Fort, and Dummy Battery (constructed 1861–68), about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the fort. Neither was used for long before they were disarmed and used for other purposes, and both were decommissioned and sold off along with Grain Fort
it was still in use until 1956 and pulled down in the 60's
but these bad boy are still in situ underground
the explore
very much relaxed visited with fellow explorer and dp member CHRIS34 over ground is popular with dog walkers and a nature park and there is not a lot left anyway on with the pics
grain16 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain14 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain15 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain13 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain12 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
this bad boy is what loaded the shells
grain11 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain10 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain9 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain8 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain7 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain6 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain5 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain4 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain3 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain2 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
grain1 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickr
Thanks for looking and stay safe
so this in my take on grain fort...
a wee bit of history
The fort was built between 1861-1868 at the time of the arms race between Briton and France
The guns (stolen from Wikipedia)
Grain Fort's initial armament consisted of 13 heavy RMLs (six 11-inch, four 9-inch and three 64-pdr. guns). By the end of the 19th century these had been replaced by four much more powerful guns: two 9.2-inch Mark X breech-loading guns and two 4.7-inch guns. The original thirteen emplacements were reduced to five by 1895. The fort continued in use during the Second World War and underwent further alterations when its two existing 6-inch close defence guns were enclosed within bomb-proof shelters. Fire control positions were also added, along with spigot mortars at each end of the terreplein. In 1956 the fort was decommissioned and sold to the local authority five years later, following which the surface buildings were demolished.[5]
To supplement the fort's firepower, two additional gun batteries were subsequently constructed nearby. These were Grain Wing Battery (constructed 1890–95) 50 metres (160 ft) south of Grain Fort, and Dummy Battery (constructed 1861–68), about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the fort. Neither was used for long before they were disarmed and used for other purposes, and both were decommissioned and sold off along with Grain Fort
it was still in use until 1956 and pulled down in the 60's
but these bad boy are still in situ underground
the explore
very much relaxed visited with fellow explorer and dp member CHRIS34 over ground is popular with dog walkers and a nature park and there is not a lot left anyway on with the pics
grain16 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain14 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain15 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain13 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain12 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrthis bad boy is what loaded the shells
grain11 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain10 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain9 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain8 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain7 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain6 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain5 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain4 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain3 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain2 by Alexander forsyth, on Flickrgrain1 by Alexander forsyth, on FlickrThanks for looking and stay safe
