Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: fortification

seen from its sister fort at cliffe about a mile away across the river thames , coalhouse fort was a modernisation of 1861-74 on the site of previous estuary defences. the concrete upper structures date from c20 conflicts, when the river front of the victorian fort was buried in earth

a string of martello towers runs through folkestone and on towards dover: these two are the easternmost of the 1806 kent series built to plans by col. twiss and capt. ford, based on the torre della mortella on corsica, which had defied english firepower so well in 1794. this clifftop site is also home to a roman villa and ww II defences.

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

remains of a ww2 radar tower on the thames near tilbury, built close upon the site of an henrican fort for the protection of london and its shipping

external view of the westgate added to the town walls in 1375-80, by archbishop sudbury, which has machicolations, gunloops, and portcullis groove. it also had a drawbridge over the river once.

view of the westgate added to the town walls in 1375-80, by archbishop sudbury, taken from inside the walls