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Orci […] ## Pages - [Cliffe Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/cliffe-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Built in the 1860’s, Cliffe Fort is one of the three Thames Side Forts that were designed to defend that Thames Estuary. It was also built to work in conjunction with Coalhouse Fort in Essex to prevent a hostile fleet reaching London via the Thames. Construction of the fort was difficult due to the marshy ground that the fort is built on; cracking and subsidence caused many […] - [Clarendon House School Air Raid Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/clarendon-house-school-air-raid-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Many Luftwaffe bombers that were unable to reach their target of London would simply release their bombs wherever they were. As Ramsgate was directly in the Luftwaffe’s flight path, this put the town at huge risk and quick access to air raid shelters was vital. Many schools had air raid protection. Most school air raid shelters were built of a typical cut and cover method – some […] - [Chatham Street Tunnel, Ramsgate](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/chatham-street-tunnel-ramsgate/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The air-raid shelter in Chatham Street was constructed in the First World War, during which Thanet came under air attack from German Gotha bombers. The entrance to the shelter is inward sloping, which is very typical of shelters and was designed to deflect blasts. There is a lot of debris and rubble over the original stairs which lead down into the shelter. At the bottom of these […] - [Centre Bastion Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/centre-bastion-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The construction of the Centre Bastion Battery began in 1825 to fill in the gaps between the old indented lines and the new  indented lines. The Bastion was first equipped with an extensive range of 64 pdr SB guns then later two 10″ mark 111 RML’s were installed. In 1899 a three PDR QF practice battery was placed between the two ten-inch batteries. In 1901 a new […] - [Capel Plotting Room](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/capel-plotting-room-10/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Capel Battery was built in 1941 on the cliff tops of Capel-Le-Ferne between Dover and Folkestone.  From this vantage point, the three 8” guns that formed the battery were able to provide anti-shipping defensive fire into the English Channel from 1942 onwards. The plotting room, shelter and dressing station for the battery were all kept underground.  On the surface were an observation post (OP) and two engine […] - [Canterbury Battle Headquarters](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/canterbury-bhq/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Built by the 171 tunnelling company of the Royal Engineers in World War Two as part of the preparations in 1940. Other similar bases were also established at Reigate, Tunbridge Wells and Sarre. The complex consists of two parallel stairways leading to the collapsed sections of the complex. Even in the construction of the site the 171 Tunnelling Coy come into many difficulties. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column […] - [Burham Tunnel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/burham/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Little information about this tunnel is available, for example when it was built or when it was shut but it is known the tunnel was dug to access a large chalk pit dug into the hillside below Bluebell Hill. The tunnel is approximately 550 yards long and is in a good condition apart from the chalk finding its way back into the tunnel via the air shafts. […] - [Buckland School](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/buckland-school/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Like many schools during the Second World War, Buckland School had its own air raid shelter. It was of a very basic design, consisting of little more than a trench, with arched ceilings (supposed to provide greater structural strength) and topped with reinforced concrete. While the shelter would have afforded school pupils and staff some measure of protection, it was too basic and shallow to have withstood […] - [Brooklands Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/brooklands/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] It was clear by the mid-1930s that war in Europe would break out sooner or later. By this time Brooklands Aviation Ltd had built a maintenance and repair facility at their base in Surrey which also operated as a training centre for RAF pilots. By late 1935 the aerodrome was the centre for the final assembly of Hawker aircraft as well as test flying and delivering Hurricane […] - [Bedlams Mine](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/bedlams-mine/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The site has several names. Bedlams Bank is the most commonly used one but in fact, refers to the surface area around the entrance. The correct name is “The Chaldon Quarries”. The site is an underground stone quarry, not a mine. (mines are specifically where minerals are extracted, underground workings for stone are always called quarries) The quarry was worked for ‘firestone’; a building stone, before the […] - [Beacon Hill Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/beacon-hill-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The need for fortification at Beacon Hill in Harwich can be dated back to Roman times, although it was not until the 16th century that any buildings were constructed. The first was a small blockhouse, abandoned after only ten years. A later second blockhouse suffered a similar fate. Serious construction work began in 1804 with the strengthening of the entire southern and eastern coastal defences as a […] - [Barton Point Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/barton-point-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Although it was originally recommended in 1860, work on Barton’s Point Battery did not commence until 1889. The purpose of the battery was to provide a practice battery for the Royal Naval and Royal Marine Gunners who were stationed at Sheerness and Chatham. In addition, Barton’s Point Battery was able to provide covering fire to the Nore anchorage. This battery was not in use for long in […] - [Athol Terrace](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/athol-terrace/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Dover was subject to air raids and shelling from the cross-channel guns from the Nazi-occupied French coast. Civilian protection from this bombardment was paramount and at Athol Terrace, an existing 19th-century cave system was ideal for this purpose. Extended and modified, Athol Terrace could provide shelter for around 700 people. Most of the cave system remains in stable condition, but some areas are now inaccessible due to […] - [Ashford School Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/ashford-school-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] A WWII air raid shelter was recently located in the grounds of the former South Kent College, Station Road, Ashford. Entry was by a flight of concrete steps leadingdown to an underground shelter in a very good state of preservation. The shelter was constructed throughout by the cut-and-cover method using precast concrete sections. Electric lighting had been installed throughout and the original wartime Bakelite (the forerunner of […] - [Archcliffe Galleries](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/archcliffe-galleries/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The road “improvements” that took place in the 1960’s meant the demolition of Archcliffe Gate and the surrounding ditch to be filled in. Fortunately the galleries that were inside the gateway were left untouched, as were some of the surrounding walls. These walls would have housed defensive features such as gunrooms and the necessary means of ventilation to allow smoke created by the guns to escape. 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[Royal Marines Deep Refuge](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/royal-marines-deep-refuge/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Royal Marines Deep Refuge is a deep-level Air Raid Shelter in Chatham, Kent. They were constructed in 1938 at the time of the Munich Crisis. The Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, was a military installation occupied by the Royal Marines and located at the Gun Wharf at Chatham in Kent. The barracks were situated immediately south of the Dockyard, just above the Ordnance Wharf. The barracks were […] - [RAF Bawdsey ‘Pkd’ R3 GCI Rotor Radar Station](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/raf-bawdsey-pkd-r3-gci-rotor-radar-station/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] RAF Bawdsey has long been associated with RADAR, as in 1935, Bawdsey Manor in Suffolk was used as a research station to develop radio direction findings. Directly from this research, a Chain Home Radar station was designed on-site. The installation was subsequently handed over to the RAF in 1937. RAF Bawdsey was active throughout the war years with Chain Home, Chain Home Low and Coastal Defence radars […] - [Trevanion Caves](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/trevanion-caves/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The East cliff caves consist of three separate tunnels all linking together. The Trevanion tunnels link up with Guildford and Athol Terrace tunnels and were used as shelters in WW2. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: DoverCondition: GoodDate Of Visit: 07/08/2001 [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_15″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section] - [Dover Grammar School](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dover-grammar-school/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The British Government watched Germany’s capacity to wage war increase rapidly throughout the 1930s and fully expected the Luftwaffe to begin bombing Britain’s cities at a very early stage. This would put large numbers of civilians directly in danger. The evacuation was clearly the safest option for the government to propose; even before the war began, evacuation schemes were planned. This was accepted by the citizens of […] - [Dover Docks Underground Fuel Tanks](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dover-docks-underground-fuel-tanks/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Fuel depots have always been an important target for an enemy attacks. In the 1930s, with war against Germany becoming increasingly likely, the Royal Naval Admiralty were well aware of the vulnerability of fuel left exposed to air attack. In response to this, Dover, one of many ports to store fuel, had 5 tanks constructed in the cliffs behind the Docks.   These tanks were huge; 180m […] - [St Margarets Rotor Radar Station](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/st-margarets-rotor-radar-station/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] During WWII, RAF St. Margaret’s was a radar site and formed part of the CHEL (Chain Home Extra Low) radar system. It continued in this role after the war and became part of the 1950s ROTOR project, a nationwide system used to detect an incoming Soviet air attack. By this time, the site was known as Swingate, No 1 Signals Unit. An innocuous bungalow served as the […] - [St. Margarets 5.5” Battery (Z ROCKET)](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/st-margarets-5-5-battery-z-rocket/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] At St Margaret’s Bay there is an underground deep shelter for St Margaret’s 5.5″ Battery. This site was the first one to use the unrotated projectile known as the Z – Rocket which was a anti-aircraft (AA) weapon. It was officially known as a UP or unrotated projectile. It was not particularly accurate, but the thinking was that if fired in large enough amounts an enemy plane […] - [Tunbridge Wells Battle Headquarters](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/tunbridge-wells-battle-headquarters/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Construction of these tunnels had been completed by 1941, although there is no direct reference for their purpose. Locals held with the rumour that they were for Lt. Gen Montgomery’s use, as his residence was also nearby, should a German invasion of Britain take place. There is no evidence to substantiate this, however. These tunnels are continuously flooded, and it is only because of the heat wave […] - [Yaverland Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/yaverland-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Constructed in the early 1860s, Yaverland Battery is situated close to Sandown on the south of the Isle of Wight.  It was originally armed with 8 x 7” RML guns and there is ample magazine provision at the battery. The entire battery was enclosed by a looped Carnot wall, and two caponiers projected into the ditch.  To the rear of the battery were the barracks, which could […] - [Westwood Quarry, Royal Enfield](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/westwood-quarry-royal-enfield/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This structure began as a tunnel system in a quarry. During the Second World war, it served two purposes; one section housed national treasures of great value. It was rumoured that the Crown Jewels were kept here with the area secure and even boasting one of the earliest smoke detectors. This area is now not accessible. Another area was used for the building of Royal Enfield motorcycles. […] - [Western Outworks](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/western-outworks/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Situated above the South barrack casemates are part of the Western Outworks where four guns were placed, along with gunpowder rooms and a shifting lobby. During WWII many of these rooms were modified, and recently structural supports have been built in the entrances to prevent further structural decay. The gun emplacements to the rear of these structures would have provided firing cover down the South Ditch. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code […] - [Westerham Mines](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/westerham-mines/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] There are six entrances to these mines, although all of them are blocked off. This is because Westerham mines are now a bat reserve, and access to these mines is by permission only. The mines were originally dug to excavate the sandstone and ragstone that many of the local buildings are constructed of. The nearby church is certainly one of those buildings. A lot of […] - [Wartling Bunker (ZUN)R3 GCI Rotor Radar Station](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/wartling-bunker-zunr3-gci-rotor-radar-station/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] RAF Wartling became operational in 1941 as a radar station. In 1943 it was fitted with a larger type of radar which consisted of a rotating aerial array with both the transmitter and receiver beneath the array. RAF Wartling and its radar played a crucial part in the war, tracking, intercepting and thereby enabling the destruction of some 380 V1 (the so-called Doodlebug) flying bombs. RAF Wartling […] - [Wanstone Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/wanstone-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Wanstone farm battery consisted of four magazines and two 15″ ex-naval guns called Jane and Clem. Jane was named after the young lady in the strip cartoon in the Daily Mirror, and Clem was probably named after Winston Churchill’s wife, Clementine. Along with the guns were two twin magazines to supply Clem and Jane; ammunition was passed to the guns via a self propelled trolley along purpose […] - [Upper Oil Mills](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/upper-oil-mills/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Oil Mill Caves are easily visible from the road as they are situated directly behind a petrol station. They consist of a large U-shaped tunnel that has entrances at either end of the cliff. These tunnels have served many different purposes over time, undoubtedly as air raid shelters during both World Wars and for storage. Today the lower tunnels are still in use for storage and […] - [Truleigh Hill Rotor Station](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/truleigh-hill-rotor-station/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The ROTOR network succeeded the Second World War radar system, providing the UK with a much-needed advanced detection system. The Soviet nuclear programme was much further advanced than the West realised, and the first Soviet nuclear test in May 1949 confirmed that the Soviet Union was now a nuclear power. Early nuclear weapons could only be delivered by aeroplane, but as early as 1957, the USSR developed […] - [The Well House, The Citadel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/the-well-house-the-citadel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Citadel was the stronghold of the Western Heights; it served as the storehouse for the entire fortification and would have been the place of final retreat should the Heights have come under attack. The well on the grounds of the Citadel would have been a vital source of water, especially in a battle situation.  It is 403 feet deep and would have been able to supply […] - [The Citadel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/the-citadel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Citadel was designed to act as a last defence should the remainder of the Western Heights defences fall to enemy attack. Its design consists of three redans to its western side and a single redan to the eastern flank.  There are traces of gun positions around the Citadel, as well as magazines and barracks. By far the most impressive is the Officers’ Mess, pictured above.  The […] - [Swingate Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/swingate-royal-observer-corps-monitoring-post/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Royal Observer Corps Posts were used during the Cold War in the event of a nuclear attack. Three men were posted here at a time, and it was their duty to pinpoint the location of a nuclear detonation and to monitor its power and the direction of radioactive fallout. Each post had telephone and radio links to the main co-ordination centre. This post was opened in […] - [Swingate Chain Home Station](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/swingate-chain-home-station/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Before the outbreak of World War II, five radar stations were constructed to give early warning of approaching enemy aircraft around the Thames Estuary area. Dunkirk and Swingate were two of the five and constituted part of the Chain Home system. Certainly, the CHS played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain as Luftwaffe bomber formations could be detected even before they had crossed the coast […] - [South Foreland FBR Deep Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-foreland-fbr-deep-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This is the second of the two deep shelters that were built at South Foreland. It was probably used by the people who manned the nearby plotting rooms as well as gun crews and operations staff. Pictures are not of great quality due to the shelter being damaged by fire. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=”Video Heading” module_class=”lesson-content-heading” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”] Plan [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http://undergroundkent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/southforelanddeepsheltertwo.jpg” title_text=”southforelanddeepsheltertwo” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column […] - [South Foreland Battery Deep Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-foreland-battery-deep-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This is the first of the two deep shelters that were built at South Foreland. It was probably used by the people who manned the nearby plotting rooms as well as gun crews and operations staff. This deep shelter has three entrances, which have been sealed since the mid-eighties. Inside, the shelter is in very poor condition. The plywood has rotted away from the walls, and the […] - [South Foreland Magazine No4](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-foreland-magazine-no4/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] These magazines have been sealed since the 1960s and as a result, are in very good condition.  They have sustained very little water damage, although some water has entered, and the remaining features are well-defined.  These magazines served gun no. 4, known as “Scharnhorst”. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: St Margarets, DoverCondition: Poor, now […] - [South Foreland Magazine No1](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-foreland-magazine-no1/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The only damage that seems to have been sustained by the underground magazines has been caused by water.  Structurally, they remain in good condition.  These magazines would have served Gun no. 1 at South Foreland, known as “Shoeburyness”. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: St Margarets, DoverCondition: PoorDate Of Visit: 17/08/02 [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_15″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” […] - [St Martins Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/st-martins-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Originally constructed during the Victorian era, St. Martin’s Battery was extensively rebuilt and updated during the Second World War. At the rear of the gun positions, the Victorian brickwork is still clearly visible, along with the contemporary expense magazines. Directly behind the battery is the deep shelter. This was constructed originally as the main magazine to supply the battery guns but was extensively lengthened during the war […] - [St Lawrence Railway Tunnel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/st-lawrence-railway-tunnel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Newport, Godshill and St Lawrence Railway was opened in 1897 when St Lawrence station was first opened and was operated by the Isle of Wight Central until 1913 when they purchased the Newport, Godshill and St Lawrence Railway outright. However, this part of the railway was not very successful and by 1927 it had been downgraded to unstaffed. By that time all the railways on the […] - [Southwick UGHQ](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/southwick-ughq/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Built in 1870, Fort Southwick was one of the Portsdown Hill forts designed to protect the vitally important Naval harbour of Portsmouth. However, the importance of Fort Southwick increased during the Second World War when a series of tunnels were constructed beneath the Victorian fort. These tunnels were an underground headquarters (UGHQ) for all the armed forces during the planning and execution of Operation Overlord – the […] - [Southern Water Control Centre](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/southern-water-control-centre/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] During the early 1980s with the Cold War still posing the possibility of a nuclear attack, Southern Water built three emergency control centres in their area of southeast England; one in Sussex, one in Hampshire and the third in the Medway area of Kent. This third bunker utilised an existing disused covered reservoir, and although the structure was completed, it was never fitted out or used. This […] - [South Flank Casemates](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-flank-casemates/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] During a new fear of invasion from Napoleon III two new dry moats were added to the existing citadel defences. The northern and the southern moat both had their own casemates built. Between these, there was also a defensive caponier built, but sadly this was filled in during the 1960s by the Dover Corporation and they gradually destroyed many parts of the Western Heights. The southern casemates […] - [South Foreland Plotting Room Two](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-foreland-plotting-room-two/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This is the second of two plotting rooms in the South Foreland Area. The Fortress Plotting Room at South Foreland Battery provided fire control for the four guns when they were operating in conjunction with other local gun batteries. Conditions inside are quite poor due to easy access to the site which has resulted in extensive vandalism. Very similar to the nearby Battery Plotting Room. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ […] - [South Foreland Plotting Room One](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/south-foreland-plotting-room-one/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This is the first of two plotting rooms in the South Foreland area. Even though there was a fire in there a few years ago the condition is still very good. All the blast doors are still in place and it is a lot cleaner than Plotting Room number two. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] […] - [Snape Mine](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/snape-mine/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The area around Snape Wood had been known for centuries to be rich in iron ore and remained a centre for iron ore extraction and smelting until the advent of the Industrial Revolution. Traces of earlier operations have all but vanished, but in 1875 a seam of ore was discovered in Snape Wood and a mine was opened to extract the ore. After several adits and draw […] - [Slade School Air Raid Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/slade-school-air-raid-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Many Luftwaffe bombers that were unable to reach their target of London would simply release their bombs wherever they were. As Tonbridge was directly in the Luftwaffe’s flight path, this put the town at huge risk and quick access to air raid shelters was vital. Many schools such as Slade School had air raid protection on the premises and in the case of Slade School […] - [Shorts Tunnel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/shorts-tunnel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] These tunnels were constructed as an extension to the existing factory in 1941. The building above ground was considered imprudent due to the vulnerability of the Medway estuary to air attacks. The two tunnels that housed the factory workshop area were both 100m long and were linked by four traversing tunnels of slightly shorter length. The Shorts Brothers also constructed a large system of air raid shelter […] - [Shornemead Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/shornemead-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Shornemead Fort was originally designed to be able to house 13 cannons, and work began in 1847, finishing 6 years later. Unfortunately, the ground that the fort stands on is extremely marshy and proved to be incapable of supporting a structure as large as the one proposed. As a result, the fort was completely rebuilt. The new fort was in the shape of a D, with […] - [Sarre Brigade Headquarters](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/sarre-brigade-headquarters/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This complex of underground tunnels was built in the 1940s and served as Brigade headquarters for the South East Army Command; it was manned by Canadian troops.  Other similar bases were also established at Reigate, Canterbury and Tunbridge Wells. At Sarre, the complex consists of three parallel stairways excavated into the chalk.  These lead downwards for fifty feet before the main areas of tunnels and rooms are […] - [RNXS Emergency Port Control, Sheerness](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/rnxs-emergency-port-control-sheerness/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The RNXS (Royal Naval Auxiliary Service) was set up in 1962 as a result of the Cold War nuclear threat to Britain, particularly her ports. The role of the auxiliary men was to ensure quick and effective evacuation of major ports and get any larger and faster ships as far out to sea as possible and arrange a safe anchorage for any remaining ships. The RNXS were […] - [Ridge Quarry](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/ridge-quarry/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Originally a small Bathstone quarry, Ridge Quarry in Wiltshire was used for ammo storage during the First World War, and later expanded and used for the same purpose in the Second World War. It was an ideal location, given its existing tramway that linked with the nearby railway and therefore provided excellent means of transportation to and from the quarry. In addition, the ample storage space in […] - [Road Of Remembrance Bunker](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/road-of-remembrance-bunker/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This bunker complex has two entrances, which are both now sealed. Most of the complex is in pretty good condition. It consists of various-sized rooms, and it is clear to see that this complex was more than just an air raid shelter. Wooden frames show partitioned areas within rooms, and there is a large area, above the main bunker, that was used to filter air taken into […] - [Ramsgate Tunnels](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/ramsgate-tunnels/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The tunnels underneath Ramsgate provided shelter from air raids during the Second World War, a purpose that they had also served during the First World War. They consisted primarily of a series of large caves, and a disused railway tunnel that combined could provide shelter for up to 15,000 people.   It was decided to improve this tunnel system at the outbreak of World War II, as […] - [Outer Bastion, Citadel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/outer-bastion-citadel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Citadel was designed to act as a last defence should the remainder of the Western Heights defences fall to enemy attack. Its design consists of three redans to its western side, and a single redan to the eastern flank.  There are traces of gun positions around the Citadel as well as magazines and barracks. The Outer Bastion lies north of the Citadel and is a rectangular […] - [North Weald Redoubt, Essex](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/north-weald-redoubt-essex/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In the late Victorian period (1889-1903) mobilisation centres were constructed around the London area in order to provide ready ammunition in order to defend the city. These centres were not designed as forts themselves, although they could have been armed if the need arose. Being a mobilisation centre, if the need for armament did become apparent, the North Weald Redoubt would have been armed with whatever guns […] - [North Flank Casemates](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/north-flank-casemates/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] During a new fear of invasion from Napoleon III two new dry moats were added to the existing citadel defences. The northern and the southern moat both had their own casemates built. Between these, there was also a defensive caponier built, but sadly this was filled in during the 1960s by the Dover Corporation and they gradually destroyed many parts of the Western Heights. The northern casemates […] - [North Entrance](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/north-entrance/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The weakest link in fortress defence is often the entrances, so it is hardly surprising that much ingenuity goes into their design. The North Entrance to the Western Heights was the nearest to the town of Dover and most convenient for access, either for supplies or by an attacking force. Accordingly, its defences were substantial, comprising two bridges and a tunnel. The entrance dates from the Royal […] - [Noah's Ark Tunnel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/noahs-ark-tunnel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Noah’s Ark Tunnel in Dover is a passageway through the hill on a downward slope towards Union Road.  Its precise date of construction and purpose is not clear, although early plans suggest it could have been used as a water main. It was certainly in place by the advent of the Second World War, during which time it was converted into an air raid shelter.  It was […] - [Manston Decontamination Area](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/manston-decontamination-area/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] All of this building is above ground, although there is an underground bunker underneath, which has been capped off. I am still unclear as to the decontamination process that this building was designed for, so if anyone could give me any information about the building itself or the decontamination process, I would be very grateful. During the Second World War, the perceived threat that Hitler would attack […] - [Monkton Farleigh Underground Ammunition Depot](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/monkton-farleigh-underground-ammunition-depot/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] On the site of an old abandoned underground quarry lies the biggest WW2 ammunition depot in Europe. Started approximately in 1936, and was used right until the 1950s. The expenditure in the 1940s alone is estimated to be in the region of 49 million pounds, old money (roughly 5 billion nowadays). It was simply enormous, covering some 80 acres underground and during its heyday it could house […] - [Monkton Farleigh Down Sidings](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/monkton-farleigh-down-sidings/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Farleigh down sidings was used during WW2 to transport ammunition from Monkton Farleigh ammunition depot. The tunnel is approximately a mile long, the first half of the tunnel was cut and covered as this was on a steady incline before the steep hill up to Monkton Farleigh depot. Before the tunnel was built ammunition was transported to the sidings via a aerial ropeway. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column […] - [Minster Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/minster-royal-observer-corps-monitoring-post/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Minster was a master post, with satellite posts at Barham, Kingsdown and Herne. As such it had a VHF set to communicate with Group Control at Maidstone, and other master posts in the area – Folkestone, Hoo and Pluckley. Minster was also equipped to take meteorological measurements, such as air pressure, wind speed and temperature. The large metal dome on top of the ventilator was often called […] - [Thames Sea Forts](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/thames-sea-forts/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Thames Estuary Army Forts were constructed in 1942 to a design by Guy Maunsell, following the successful construction and deployment of the Naval Sea Forts. Their purpose was to provide anti-aircraft fire within the Thames Estuary area. Each fort consisted of a group of seven towers with a walkway connecting them all to the central control tower. The fort, when viewed as a whole, comprised one […] - [Marden Mine](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/marden-mine/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Marden Mine is a mine dug into the Upper Greensand of North Surrey. This has had a long and varied history and undergone a variety of uses. In brief: it started in the mid 19thC as a firestone quarry virtually identical to and contemporary with Godstone Main Series (GMS) just ½ mile to the west. In the late 19thC, […] - [Llanberis Ammo Store](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/llanberis-ammo-store/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] A disused slate quarry near Llanberis in North Wales proved to be an ideal site for use as an ammunition store, and at the outbreak of World War II the site was procured for the storage of bombs. The quarry was ideal as it already had deep pits in place, all linked by connecting tunnels. Rails already ran into the lower levels, making deliveries to the ammo […] - [Lydden Spout Plotting Room](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/lydden-spout-plotting-room/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Situated at Lydden Spout Battery, this plotting room has been sealed for over thirty years.  The interior is in excellent condition and there are still some contemporary items inside. The walls are in pristine condition and there is very little evidence of deterioration considering the amount of time it has been abandoned.  Even the paint on the ventilation system is still mostly intact. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column […] - [Lydden Bunkers](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/lydden-bunkers/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Lydden Bunkers are situated at Lydden Hill. There are three large buildings, which were used as an ammo dump. There used to be a tunnel in front of the complex which was used as an air raid shelter, but it has since been destroyed. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: Nr DoverCondition: PoorDate Of Visit: […] - [Long Hill Tunnel](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/long-hill-tunnel/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] At Long Hill, Dover is a set of tunnels called ” Dumpy A ” ( ” Dumpy B” being Langdon Hole ). This was built as a radio station for the RAF in 1937. Both Langdon Hole and Long Hill are very much the same. This site is now been sealed since 2006, under a few tons of chalk. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=”Video Heading” module_class=”lesson-content-heading” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ […] - [Limekiln Street Bond Store](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/limekiln-street-bond-store/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Situated to the west of the Oil Mills complex is Limekiln Street Bond Store, a place where goods were securely stored until duty was paid on them. A system similar to customs, this complex dates from around the nineteenth century. The entire complex has undergone numerous modifications over the years as each area was adapted for different uses. This has led to the great variation in structure […] - [Langdon Lights](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/langdon-lights/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] At the base of the cliffs at Langdon Bay Dover, there were three searchlight batteries all built into the cliffs. The lights enabled any ship trying to enter to be illuminated while it was checked. But there are only two left now due to a cliff fall. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: DoverCondition: GoodDate […] - [Langdon Deep Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/langdon-deep-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Langdon Hole is an underground system which has been sealed since 1979, called ” Dumpy B ” ( ” Dumpy A” being Long Hill underground radio station ). Which was an alternative site for Reserve Central Command Headquarters based below Dover Castle, or it may have been an alternative generator room for the Telegraph and Signal Station at Swingate. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=”Video Heading” module_class=”lesson-content-heading” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ […] - [Langdon Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/langdon-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Langdon battery was situated on the cliffs overlooking Dover Harbour and was originally armed with 3 x 6” guns, later replaced with 6” guns. It served through both World Wars until the disbanding of Coastal Artillery in 1956. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=”Video Heading” module_class=”lesson-content-heading” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”] Plan [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http://undergroundkent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Langdonbatt__X1vWWlg.gif” title_text=”Langdonbatt__X1vWWlg” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” […] - [Hudsons Bastion](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hudsons-bastion/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Built in response to the threat of invasion by Napoleon, Hudson’s bastion was constructed on the eastern side of Dover Castle to improve its defences. It is linked to the castle via Hudson’s Passage. The bastion was designed to provide flanking fire from its numerous firing slits. The caponier projecting from the bastion into the ditch would have provided even more fire power for the defenders. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code […] - [Hougham Plotting Room](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hougham-plotting-room/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Built to correlate information for the guns, the plotting room at Hougham would have served the nearby battery, which consisted of 3 gun placements and other smaller AA guns. The complex consists of nine rooms, and is still in very good condition. The only part missing is the ventilation system, which has been totally removed, probably for scrap. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb […] - [Hougham Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hougham-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Hougham Battery was one of the coastal defence batteries along the Dover coast, consisting of three 8” naval guns. Along with the guns and their corresponding magazines, Hougham Battery complex consisted of a plotting room and observation posts along with other ancillary buildings. There is very little remaining of the battery today, as it was covered with soil during the 1970’s. The following pictures were taken during […] - [Horseshoe Bastion](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/horseshoe-bastion/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Between the years 1797 and 1804 Dover Castle underwent a major redevelopment building phase to make it ready for defending Dover against the very real threat of a French invasion.  Part of this major refit included the construction of four large outerworks; Hudson’s Bastion, Horseshoe Bastion, Constable’s Bastion and East Arrow Bastion.  A bastion is a platform on which heavy artillery can be mounted, and these new […] - [Hoo Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hoo-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Royal Commission of 1859 identified the need to strongly defend the approaches to the Royal Dockyard at Chatham via the Medway.  Hoo Fort was part of this defence strategy and was one of two circular forts (the other being Fort Darnet) that was built in the Medway itself.  It was a very difficult build, beset with continual construction problems such as repeated subsidence because of the […] - [HMS Wildfire](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hms-wildfire/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] These tunnels were originally constructed in the 1930s, reputedly by Cornish tin miners. Lying some 80-100 feet below ground, they became the Headquarters of the Commander in Chief Nore during the Second World War. The Nore is a sandbank in the Thames estuary, near the entrance to the river Medway, the site of former naval bases at Sheerness and Chatham. The primary function of this bunker was […] - [HMS Fervent](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hms-fervent/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This naval reserve was used before the war for the Contraband Control Service and was commissioned as a shore base in October 1939. With the advent of war and the new role for HMS Fervent, auxiliary buildings were built nearby for administrative use and, just as in Dover, tunnels under the cliffs soon became used for air raid shelters and for the base ammunition magazine. HMS Fervent […] - [Henley Air Raid Shelter, Northfleet](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/henley-air-raid-shelter-northfleet/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The company W T Henley has always been highly regarded for the manufacture of cable and electrical components and was clearly the company of choice when a system had to be devised as a countermeasure to the growing threat of German magnetic mines during the Second World War.  As a result, a new site was constructed in 1939 in Gravesend for W T Henley and a complex […] - [Hangmans Wood Denehole](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/hangmans-wood-denehole/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The site was a medieval chalk mine, and the ground here is a few feet of flood gravels covering about 50ft of the Thanet Sands, which lie on the Upper Chalk with its distinctive black flints. In many places, the roof breaks through into the beds above showing the original land surface when the chalk was exposed and eroded and then recovered by the sea with further […] - [Grain Tower Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/grain-tower-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The original structure at Grain Tower, built in 1855, was based on the earlier Martello Towers that were first constructed as a defence against Napoleon in the early 19th century.  It stands off shore on Grain Spit in the Medway and the original tower was built of brick covered in granite.  The fire from Grain Tower would support that from Garrison Point and would defend both the […] - [Grain Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/grain-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Isle of Grain has long been of strategic importance for safeguarding the entrance to the River Medway and the 1860 Royal Commission called for a casemated fort around the existing Grain Tower. However, this did not proceed and Grain Fort was constructed as a separate site. The fort began as a large heptagonal earthwork surrounding a large semi-circular keep. At the front of the fort was […] - [Grain Dummy Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/grain-dummy-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This battery was constructed as a supporting structure for Grain Fort and was originally known as Grain Battery. However, considerable difficulties were encountered during construction due to subsidence, which led to the cracking of the magazine walls. It was decided to finish the battery in temporary form only, and the original design for fourteen armoured shields was scrapped. By 1905 the battery had been rebuilt, with many […] - [Golden Hill Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/golden-hill-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Hexagonal in shape, construction of Golden Hill Fort took place between 1863 and 1868 at the top of Golden Hill on the Isle of Wight.  Its main purpose was as a defensible barracks and as a keep for the batteries defending the Needles passage. It was not designed to withstand a sustained bombardment, but provided barrack accommodation for the gunners of the two nearby batteries at Cliff […] - [Godstone Mine](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/godstone-mine/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] GMS today is an amalgamation of 4-5 distinct quarries into one large complex. The southern series are the oldest, starting from the mid 18thC as three distinct firestone quarries, what we see today as Sawmills, Roman Road and Jones. In the early to mid 19thC it was quarried in much further and on a larger post industrial age scale opening up Road Quarry and the Main Series […] - [Garrison Point Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/garrison-point-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Garrison Point Fort was built in the 1860’s on the site of earlier fortifications dating back to Henry VIII. In 1667 amid fears of a Dutch attack, a new fort was begun but remained incomplete; the Dutch launched a surprise attack, capturing the unfinished defences.  They destroyed the work that had been done, then quickly moved on to their main objective, the naval dockyard a Chatham and […] - [Guildford Foxenden Quarry Air Raid Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/guildford-foxenden-quarry-air-raid-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] With the frequency and intensity of German air raids increasing, public safety and protection became ever more crucial. Local authorities began a programme of building underground shelters to provide the public with easily accessible protection from the bombs. Many towns had numerous smaller shelters, and Guildford was no exception. However, the ferocity and regularity of the air raids called for a much larger shelter to be constructed […] - [Fort Paragon, Margate](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-paragon-margate/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Fort Paragon air raid shelter was a small shelter built for the residents of Fort Paragon in the cut and cover method. This shelter was sealed at the end of the war and was uncovered accidentally during recent work. It has now been totally demolished. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: MargateCondition: Very PoorDate Of […] - [Fort Knock John](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-knock-john/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Maunsell Naval Sea Forts were designed to provide anti-aircraft defence in the Thames estuary after the Luftwaffe began their raids on London in 1940. The Thames estuary was not as heavily defended as Dover and the south coast and therefore presented a much easier approach to London for German bombing raids. Fort Knock John, the last of the four Naval Sea Forts, was constructed at a […] - [Fort Horsted](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-horsted/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Britain’s defences in the face of a possible land based invasion. As a result a huge amount of fortification work began across southern Britain, paying close attention to the protection of the Medway area, especially the vitally important dockyard at Chatham. The arms race of the time was very much centred in the naval arena of warfare, with the […] - [Fort Burgoyne](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-burgoyne/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Fort Burgoyne was designed (as one of the famous ‘Palmerston Forts’) to protect the North Spur area of Dover Castle which was perceived as a weak spot in the defences and the most likely approach for an invading army. Work started on the construction of the fort in 1861, and it was completed by 1868 for a total cost of £88,000. The polygonal fort is surrounded by […] - [Fort Brockhurst](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-brockhurst/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Construction of Fort Brockhurst began in 1858; it was designed as one of five forts built to defend the western approaches to Portsmouth harbour. Entrance across the moat leads through to a circular keep, then through to the parade ground. In this area it is clear to see the polygonal shape of the fort; the large parade ground has two earth ramps via which the terreplein […] - [Fort Borstal](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-borstal/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Fort Borstal forms part of the Chatham Outer Ring of defences, along with with forts Horsted, Luton and Darland and the Twydall Redoubts. It was constructed by prisoners from the nearby prison at Borstal but progress was slow. Although the land was purchased in 1870, construction did not begin until 1875, and fort Borstal itself was not completed until the mid 1890’s. Fort Borstal is polygonal in […] - [Fort Bembridge](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fort-bembridge/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The 1860s Royal Commission resulted in a massive fort-building program and the Isle of Wight was no exception to this. On the east side of the island, Fort Bembridge was constructed to act as a keep to the four coastal batteries in Sandown Bay. It was also designed to act as a final retreat had the Isle of Wight been invaded. The fort is hexagonal in design […] - [Fletcher Battery](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fletcher-battery/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Designed as a heavy battery during the First World War, Fletcher Battery was actually not completed until 1918. It provided effectual fire cover for the Nore anchorage and Sheerness Dockyards, giving effective protection to the Thames Estuary. It was not armed until 1919 and in 1941 a new emplacement was added to mount the third gun. An unusual set of interlocking pill boxes can also be found […] - [Fan Bay Shaft](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fan-bay-shaft/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The purpose of this cave is a complete mystery. There are quite a few ideas such as a fisherman’s cave, and there is a shaft approximately 14ft deep that could have contained fresh water. The metal doors inside the cave could be from a sunken ship called the Preussen, which sunk in 1910 when she was involved in a collision with the steamer “Brighton” in fog near […] - [Fan Bay Deep Shelter, Dover](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/fan-bay-deep-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This shelter is at the site of Fan Bay Battery, a WWII site originally comprising 3 x 6″ guns with associated magazines, shelters, plotting room, administration and accommodation areas. Today only traces of the gun pits can be discerned among the undergrowth, and all surface buildings have been demolished. However there is still extensive underground remains at this site, the largest being the deep shelter. However there […] - [Ellington Girls School Air Raid Shelter, Ramsgate](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/ellington-girls-school-air-raid-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Ellington Girls School was built in 1914 at the time of the outbreak of the First World War and in 1917, the air raid shelter was constructed. The possibility of air attack was a real threat by this time, and the air raid shelter was built beneath the school as a result of that threat. Ellington Girls School was built in 1914 at the time of the […] - [Eastry Chalk Mine](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/eastry-chalk-mine/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Eastry Chalk Mine was started in 1811 as a lime-burning business and remained in production until 1914. Access to the mine was originally via a shaft, but as the mine developed, a sloping tunnel was dug that emerged close to the limekiln. Mining ceased when local villagers began to voice their concerns that their properties were in danger of collapse because of the mining beneath them. The […] - [East Demi Bastion](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/east-demi-bastion/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] East Demi Bastion was constructed in Dover Castle’s east ditch overlooking the harbour. It is directly linked to the castle via East Demi passage. A lower level, accessed via either of two spiral staircases, ends with lookouts over the harbour. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: DoverCondition: Very GoodVisit: 26/11/02 [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_15″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ […] - [Dymchurch Redoubt](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dymchurch-redoubt/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Built in 1805, Dymchurch Redoubt forms one end of the Martello Tower system and was originally armed with eleven 24-pounder guns. The Redoubt is circular in shape and is 220ft across. The interior casemates surrounding the central parade are parabolic in design, typical of the 1805 period. In 1854, the Redoubt was garrisoned by 8 officers and 320 men. With renewed French threat in the 1860’s, Dymchurch […] - [Dunkirk Chain Home Buried Reserve](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dunkirk-chain-home-buried-reserve/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] At Dunkirk, chain home station were two buried reserves which would have been used in the event of the main transmitters being unusable following an attack from enemy aircraft. On the day of the Sub Brit visit, this buried reserve was flooded to a depth of approximately eight feet and even after being dredged for eight hours, water still remained at a depth of about eight inches. […] - [Dunkirk Chain Home Station](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dunkirk-chain-home-station/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] During World War II, five radar stations were constructed to give early warning of approaching enemy aircraft around the Thames Estuary area. Dunkirk and Swingate were two of the five and constituted part of the Chain Home system. Certainly, the CHS played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain as Luftwaffe bomber formations could be detected even before they had crossed the coast of France. The […] - [Dunkirk Chain Home Bofors Tower](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dunkirk-chain-home-bofors-tower/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Near to the radar station at Dunkirk is a Bofors tower, so called because of the Bofors gun that was placed here to protect the station from enemy aircraft. Also in place here was a Lewis gun, mounted on a tripod. The inside of the building was for use by the men who manned the guns. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” […] - [Drakelow Tunnels](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/drakelow-tunnels/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] This complex of tunnels covers over 3 miles and was started in 1941 as an underground factory for the Rover Car Company, who were manufacturing aeroplane engines at the time.  Within this complex of tunnels were dormitories, toilets, workshops, offices, electrical equipment and even a BBC studio as well as other ancillary areas. After the Second World War, the Drakelow Tunnels were initially used for storage, but […] - [Dover Admiralty Pier Turret](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dover-admiralty-pier-turret/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Admiralty Pier Fort, usually known as Dover Turret, was designed in 1870 after the Royal Commission report some ten years earlier identified Admiralty Pier as a very desirable place for an enemy to dock and unload and it should therefore be fortified.  The design approved was for a turret which would house two very large guns at the end of the pier. The guns would eventually weigh […] - [Dover Breakwater](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/dover-breakwater-2/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The detached breakwater was constructed in 1904 and along with the expanded harbour, the guns on the breakwater served to defend the harbour itself. Alongside the gun emplacements were searchlights, accommodation and magazines. Originally the guns would have been light 12-pounders and heavier 6 inch guns but with the need for heavier artillery with the advent of WWII, twin 6 pdr guns were added. The remains for […] - [Detached Bastion, Dover](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/detached-bastion-2/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The North Centre and Detached Bastions are located between the Drop Redoubt and the Citadel on the Western Heights.  Their purpose was to assist in defending the northern approaches to Dover, particularly from the Folkestone Road, along which it was envisaged Napoleon and the French Grand Army would attack. Work on the North Centre Bastion began in 1804 as part of the main Western Heights works, although […] - [Darnet Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/darnet-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Construction of Hoo and Darnet Forts was very difficult due to the instability of the ground. The original plans had to be revised, along with the original intended armament for the forts, in order for the building to continue. An upper-tier for each fort was scrapped entirely, and the number of guns was reduced from 25 to 11. As a further supporting measure, thick iron bands were […] - [Crete Road Reservoir](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/crete-road-reservoir/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Construction work on the reservoir was completed on 2nd July 1866 and was used to supply a nearby soft drink factory in Folkestone with water. There are two tanks, each approximately 88ft long and lined with cement. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Location: FolkestoneCondition: Now SealedDate Of Visit: 05/07/03 [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_7″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” […] - [Coulsdon School Air Raid Shelter](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/coulsdon-school-air-raid-shelter/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] It is possible that this air raid shelter was built not for the local residents but for the nearby Cane Hill mental hospital. Straight after the war it saw use as a workshop area for cars and other vehicles. The shelter is in a ditch, but the original entrance was backfilled. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_width=”30px” icon_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”12px” […] - [Coalhouse Fort](https://undergroundkent.co.uk/coalhouse-fort/): [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The area of the Essex coast on which Coalhouse Fort stands today has been strategically important as far back as the Iron Age, with earthworks dating to that period suggesting the need to defend the Thames Estuary existed even that far back into Britain’s history. The present-day Coalhouse Fort is a Victorian construction designed to defend the Thames Estuary against the French in conjunction with Shornemead and […] ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/undergroundkent.co.uk/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)