Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: medway

view from hoo church tower towards the south across the river medway. a c20 lightship is being restored on the nearby shore

view from hoo church towards the south to the river medway where a c20 lightship is being restored

two circular moated forts were built on islands in the river medway in the 1860s, here seen from hoo church tower. both remain remarkably complete though difficult to access. being still owned by the ministry of defence, trying to get into hoo is still illegal, probably for legal or health and safety reasons; it can't be to protect the building, as they've tested explosives here in the past bringing a floor down.

two circular moated forts were built on islands in the river medway in the 1860s, here seen from hoo church tower. both remain remarkably complete though almost inaccessible as the moats have been allowed to flood the fort; if you take a canoe you might get in.the medway port authority owns darnet, keeping people out to stop vandals, though it's difficult to see how anyone could damage this.

two circular moated forts were built on islands in the river medway in the 1860s, here seen from hoo church tower. both remain remarkably complete though almost inaccessible. like many of these forts, the weight of guns and granite were a problem, causing foundations to sink into the marshy ground, so these buildings are unlikely to be turned into hotels or shopping malls anytime soon.

view across the chord of the exhedra, with maufe's pavilions and the earlier monument by lorimer

detail of the central WWI monument, architect sir robert lorimer, sculptor henry poole, built 1920-4

the exhedra was added after WWII to take 10,000 more names of naval dead, with sculpture by sir charles wheeler and pavilions by maufe

the exhedra was added after WWII to take 10,000 more names of naval dead, with sculpture by sir charles wheeler and pavilions by maufe

lorimer's monument to 8,500 naval dead built 1920-4 towers over the medway from high above fort amhurst and the great lines

detail of the central WWI monument, architect sir robert lorimer, sculptor henry poole, built 1920-4

maufe's 1945 exhedra names 10,000 naval dead, lorimer's 1920 monument names 8,500

one of maufe's post 1945 pavilions

detail of the central WWI monument, architect sir robert lorimer, sculptor henry poole, built 1920-4

detail of the central WWI monument, architect sir robert lorimer, sculptor henry poole, built 1920-4

detail of the central WWI monument, architect sir robert lorimer, sculptor henry poole, built 1920-4

submarine and warship detail of the central WWI monument, architect sir robert lorimer, sculptor henry poole, built 1920-4