Visit to the Abandoned WW2 Sea Forts in the Thames Estuary

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @eelsinkie1
    @eelsinkie1 6 лет назад +6

    Thank you Nicola for taking us on this adventure. Very interesting and beautiful.

  • @robinfisher7287
    @robinfisher7287 6 лет назад +8

    Amazing video Nicola! And beautiful music. What a pleasure to get to go with you to a place I never knew existed ! Love the history.

  • @denisedemetroff2881
    @denisedemetroff2881 6 лет назад +6

    What an enjoyable piece of film !!The color play and the Martians were very unexpected--and great fun.I can't imagine the time you must spend editing-picking music-doing effects-etc. Truly a labor of love and I'm so glad you share it !

  • @TheKargini
    @TheKargini 3 года назад +1

    Thank you, Nicola -sublimely beautiful photography...I was tearing up by the end-and I’m just a damn yankee!
    I so appreciate how you make history live!

  • @benters3509
    @benters3509 6 лет назад +18

    Enjoyed this very much. I was bought up on the Isle of Sheppey. We used to go on pleasure boat rides round the Richard Montgomery in the mid sixties. You got yourself a beautiful calm day there.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +4

      I know. I was so lucky. It was the perfect day. Really! Like a mirror

    • @brianmasters1125
      @brianmasters1125 5 лет назад

      That's interesting; I once worked with a bloke who lived on Sheppey, and he told a story that I'm still not sure was a joke: he alleged that immediately after the war a captured German U boat was being towed up the Medway and all the blokes on Sheppey tried to surrender to it!

  • @PTuffduty
    @PTuffduty 6 лет назад +7

    I was stationed near London a couple of times in the 90s but I never experienced many of the things you’ve introduced me to.
    It sure was a beautiful day. The weather almost perfect. Thank you so much.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +1

      My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching. x

  • @pbtascpdebidebi6992
    @pbtascpdebidebi6992 6 лет назад +20

    What a great adventure, I certainly hope they are able to restore these historical forts. I can't watch something like this without wondering what the walls would say if they could talk. It must have been a moving experience.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +2

      I agree with you. If they could only speak they would have so many stories to tell...

    • @stevebarlow3154
      @stevebarlow3154 4 года назад

      @@nicolawhitemudlark I've read a little of the history of these forts and conditions could be very tough at times. During bad weather they sometimes went for extended periods without resupply and ran short of food and water. One soldier stationed there went mad and jumped to his death. His colleagues had the ghastly sight of seeing his body carried backwards and forwards past the fort as the tide ebbed and flowed.

  • @cammiecarpinetti6010
    @cammiecarpinetti6010 6 лет назад +12

    What a great history lesson.....the graphics w the colors was awesome....and as always ur choices for ur audio r super.....love love love this one....more more more!!!!

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад

      Thank you Cammie. Glad you enjoyed it. lots of love, Nicola xx

  • @toxigenic
    @toxigenic 6 лет назад +7

    Your cinematography is gorgeous and I loved seeing David's painting of the fort. As an American Anglophile I always love learning something new about the Thames. Thank you for your hard work!

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +3

      Thank you and thank you for watching. I loved this adventure. Id love to actually get on them next time :) x

  • @GLK-London
    @GLK-London 6 лет назад +7

    I used to go fishing near those forts with my brother.On a nice day it's a beautiful place. They are like a man made reef and home to many different things. It must of been a very different place for the soldiers who manned them in the war! Always enjoy your wonderful adventures and finds.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +4

      Thank you Broderick. Yes, I agree, it must have been so different to actually be on those forts and to be stationed on them. We are so lucky that we can visit them in completely different circumstances.

  • @cogidubnus1953
    @cogidubnus1953 6 лет назад +15

    Back in the day, as a young teenager I loved Radio 390 which I believe broadcast from these forts...it seems a long time ago now, but leaving aside the rather staid Radio Luxemburg, it seems incredible that until the pirate stations (early sixties - 1962? - to 1967 I think) there was no UK radio station broadcasting to youngsters, and no real UK radio outlet for pop music...

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +2

      Hi, yes, you're absolutely right. One of the stations was radio 390. Those were the days! (apparently). x

    • @cogidubnus1953
      @cogidubnus1953 6 лет назад

      Yes you're far to youthful to remember those days...and if I may say so, beautiful too!

  • @cynthiahofer2903
    @cynthiahofer2903 6 лет назад +7

    What an interesting story! I had not known about this before. The photography was exceptional.

  • @theresabraddock9310
    @theresabraddock9310 3 года назад

    14:32 amazing sunset. love the clouds formation and the half sun. really interesting landmarks and history you share with us. the serene shots with the different colors was beautiful too! great video!

  • @greavste71
    @greavste71 6 лет назад +4

    I just loved this video Nicola......thank you sooo much, I live in the Midlands which is just about as far away as you can be from the sea,I am blown away by the amount of history still standing, thanks again......I just love your history videos.

  • @jaybales3160
    @jaybales3160 6 лет назад +3

    Enjoyed the tour and history. Very interesting bit of history I did not know. Thank you for sharing.

  • @c.nancynoonan4940
    @c.nancynoonan4940 3 года назад

    LeArning history through your videos, Nicola, is pure joy.

  • @333Hogwarts
    @333Hogwarts 6 лет назад

    In the waters still history stands tall. A monument to a time long gone by. Yet they command a look by those who pass and thoughts of what story do these have to tell. Well done dear lady. Very inspiring !! Warm regards Albus

  • @suemount6042
    @suemount6042 6 лет назад

    Brilliant as always, I can see two sets of the old forts on the horizon from Herne Bay, I always found them very enigmatic but have never seen them up close myself. your adventure was the next best thing thanks Nicola and friends

  • @billhopkins7813
    @billhopkins7813 6 лет назад +5

    Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @shawnablake5102
    @shawnablake5102 3 года назад

    Thank you bunches for sharing your history. Loved this. Keep them coming

  • @northorbital.4692
    @northorbital.4692 6 лет назад +3

    Excellent! thanks Nicola.

  • @michelewestover9330
    @michelewestover9330 6 лет назад +4

    Beautiful cinematography!❤️

  • @mikewiscombe5582
    @mikewiscombe5582 6 лет назад

    Thanks Nicola for a fantastic history lesson with amazing filming.

  • @john3Lee
    @john3Lee 6 лет назад +4

    Excellent... This period of history is fascinating..... Thanks for sharing this, and naturally thumbs up from me :)

  • @fnln544
    @fnln544 4 года назад

    Nicola, Great video and narrative. Thanks for sharing your sailing trip! Keith

  • @grendelgrendelsson5493
    @grendelgrendelsson5493 6 лет назад

    You were so lucky with the sea being so calm. A great video, thank you.

  • @louisahusteden8903
    @louisahusteden8903 6 лет назад

    Nicola you have the best adventures. Thanks for bringing us all along with you! I loved it and feel a need to see a beautiful sunset! Xx

  • @patrickb9881
    @patrickb9881 6 лет назад

    Informative and interesting yet again. It's not just about your superb mudlarking finds in previous vids. It's allowing us a snap shot in history with your commentary. Please keep it up.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад

      Thank you! I found this visit fascinating. I always get carried away with the history of it all.

  • @dianeaylesbury3072
    @dianeaylesbury3072 6 лет назад

    Hi Nicola,thanks for time and effort and videos. Enjoy that history. I was born there, long time ago. Back in the 1960's. Don't remember much, very young. Nice going down memory lane. Thank you. Diane Southampton U.K.

  • @jeansmith5692
    @jeansmith5692 6 лет назад +3

    Loved this video, and great photos too

  • @connie736
    @connie736 6 лет назад

    What a fascinating video. I've seen photos of these before while perusing the internet, but never knew what, when, where or anything else about them. Now that I do, I can tell you that I'm both intrigued and creeped out, all at the same time. I appreciate you and your work. Thanks for sharing.

  • @pamelamiller3480
    @pamelamiller3480 6 лет назад +6

    Thank You! This is an important video. A you chose lovely music. Many thanks

  • @MalcOfLincoln
    @MalcOfLincoln 6 лет назад

    Really enjoyed this Nicola. Very interesting and great job on the video 😊

  • @hardyakka6200
    @hardyakka6200 6 лет назад

    Once more Nicola you have entertained us with brilliant commentary and great photography. Music was soothing also. Couldn't help noticing the heavy air pollution hanging low on the horizon. Your breathing that. Your a joy to watch my love.

  • @cindyilbcnu763
    @cindyilbcnu763 6 лет назад

    Outstanding video. Thank you, Nicola!

  • @donna6368
    @donna6368 6 лет назад +4

    Such an incredible amount of history there. I could see myself living in one of the towers isolated from everyone else. The sound of the water and the view of the glorious sunrises and sunsets would be enough to keep me sane. Spectacular views during the voyage there and back. Thanks Nicola.❤ I always love the amount of information that goes along with the places you take us.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +2

      Thanks Donna. I would actually love to stay on one for a while. Back in 2004 (I think it was then), the artist Stephen Turner stayed on a Maunsell fort for a few weeks. He wrote a book called "Sea Fort" about his experience. I've always been rather envious to tell the truth! One day I would love to do that.

    • @antonh.5818
      @antonh.5818 6 лет назад

      Mmm yeah would really enjoy that too with the smell of death and the history of war. No. Donna. No

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +1

      The war is over now. these are just relics of the past. We can give them a new history - a peaceful one.

    • @donna6368
      @donna6368 6 лет назад

      @@antonh.5818 We can still be respectful of the past but also start a new beginning. I would love to be a part of that.

  • @Oldgringo47
    @Oldgringo47 5 лет назад

    Beautifully done, Nicola!

  • @ginaheller333
    @ginaheller333 6 лет назад

    Thanks for sharing a cool experience! What a gorgeous day!

  • @shooter3267
    @shooter3267 6 лет назад

    Another superb and informative video Nicola !!

  • @peterfairway2820
    @peterfairway2820 6 лет назад

    Another great video. Love the still photos of the forts. Also the colour changes in the video. You do have some great friends to take you on these trips.👍😀

  • @repetemyname842
    @repetemyname842 6 лет назад

    Great history lesson on the forts, Nicola!

  • @kayspence759
    @kayspence759 6 лет назад

    Eerie and fascinating.
    Brilliant cinematography!
    Thank you for these images!

  • @james5460
    @james5460 6 лет назад

    "Going on an adventure." Always fun to go on an adventure! What a fun day trip! I love history, must be nice to have so much history right at your doorstep.

  • @czredhead8286
    @czredhead8286 6 лет назад

    Stunning, simply stunning.

  • @Hogsterlips
    @Hogsterlips 6 лет назад

    Amazing video and photo,s Nicola, thank you for sharing 🌞

  • @alchik1
    @alchik1 6 лет назад

    Awesome video! I always learn something from your videos Nicola! Keem 'em coming!

  • @anniehereinspain3096
    @anniehereinspain3096 4 года назад

    I just love it when you highlight history!

  • @davidatkinson3050
    @davidatkinson3050 6 лет назад

    Love these exploring videos Nicola ,thank you for the history lesson. Looking forward to the next one

  • @bigboxbobby2
    @bigboxbobby2 6 лет назад

    Another lovely film Nicola. Thanks

  • @anitacarey2389
    @anitacarey2389 6 лет назад

    Brilliant RUclips Nic!! Loved the music and the visual effects too! Well done, they get better with each one. Will look forward now to your next trip on the sea with the Foxwell family!!

  • @davidanderson4704
    @davidanderson4704 6 лет назад

    Even your choice of music is good and Mr. Spider was a fun touch. Keep up your good work, excellent photography, loved it all!

  • @edcruwys
    @edcruwys 4 года назад

    What a treat to be invited out to see that fort and a beautiful day to do it

  • @joebrown1382
    @joebrown1382 6 лет назад +6

    I saw these on another channel but you provided much more history. I thought the legs were steel pipes but now I know they're concrete. The ending was very nice with the sunset & music. Well done Nicola. I sure would like to see the inside of one but I know it's prohibited.

    • @susanlansdell863
      @susanlansdell863 6 лет назад

      Joe Brown Check out "Abandoned Engineering" which is sometimes shown on the Yesterday channel. One episode visits these
      eerie structures and also goes to Hashima Island in Japan which was used as a location for Skyfall.

  • @neilgoloy3582
    @neilgoloy3582 6 лет назад

    Splendid video I must say! It was so nice of you to give us a closer view of the old defensive positions out on the water. Looking forward to your next adventure. Thank you so much, Nicola! Cheers! :-)

  • @Mark-lh4xq
    @Mark-lh4xq 6 лет назад +1

    Great history. I hope one day they could be refurbished as unique hotels, a little like the National Trust lighthouses. That would be such a cool place to get away form the hustle and bustle

  • @jlouutube65
    @jlouutube65 6 лет назад

    Fascinating and sobering at the same time. The cost of peace can be so great!

  • @deedeevee4254
    @deedeevee4254 6 лет назад +3

    Beautiful video.

  • @jezmun
    @jezmun 6 лет назад

    Superb photography of a wonderful piece of engineering - I do hope these can be preserved.

  • @KenBlackRifleAmerica
    @KenBlackRifleAmerica 6 лет назад

    A wonderful video touching on the iconic WW2 Sea Forts. I enjoyed the lovely scenes and music accompaniment. was marvelous. Thanks for taking us along, and thanks to the Foxwell Family as well! Cheers!

  • @mikekimber9528
    @mikekimber9528 6 лет назад

    Excellent job of presenting a brief history

  • @birdie399
    @birdie399 6 лет назад

    Thanks, that was a fantastic history lesson. Too good to lose. Just the look of them is enough to make the imagination come to life.

  • @bethpeelar3435
    @bethpeelar3435 6 лет назад +5

    Also look like the machines used in star wars on the snowy planet where there is a battle and the walking guns looked just like those.

  • @moirablack3768
    @moirablack3768 6 лет назад

    Stunning video Nicola thankyou 🤗

  • @simongee8928
    @simongee8928 4 года назад

    Excellent video as ever Nicola.

  • @Dazza1969
    @Dazza1969 6 лет назад

    That was awesome Nicola really great video

  • @nancyquinn3578
    @nancyquinn3578 4 года назад +1

    Nicola your informative stories and vids are awesome, keep up the good work, I can’t stop watching you and all your
    Muudlarking friends, wish I could be there with you all, be safe. Best to you from Ontario, Canada 👍👍👍❤️🇨🇦

  • @dryheat85255
    @dryheat85255 6 лет назад

    Great history lesson, videography, color effects and music. You have a great eye for art composition.

  • @TheQuinco64
    @TheQuinco64 6 лет назад

    Wonderful! I have always been very intrigued by these space-like forts. Thank you for video.

  • @waynesmith8949
    @waynesmith8949 6 лет назад

    Beautiful video and stills 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @Wessexmud
    @Wessexmud 6 лет назад

    Brilliant as usual well done Nicola - Really interesting I have watched this five times

  • @TermiteUSA
    @TermiteUSA 6 лет назад +3

    I always knew you guys would get along well.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад +1

      Yes! It was great to meet them x

    • @TermiteUSA
      @TermiteUSA 6 лет назад

      Have you ever read any of Bernard Cornwell's historical fiction? I was wondering if you've ever seen any early Saxon/Viking locations near water.

    • @nicolawhitemudlark
      @nicolawhitemudlark  6 лет назад

      No but I must

  • @richardda6379
    @richardda6379 6 лет назад +6

    Fantastic. Two of my favourite Utubers come together 👍❤️....I grew up around, on and in the Thames area and have visited these sites ( Sailing) many times. Sometimes not so pleasant when it’s dark or foggy and blowing a Hooley 😳.
    Have you visited the marshy islands opposite Queensborough landing Jetty ? As a kid I used to row there with my Brother from my Dads boat to go Mudlarking ! We found soooo much stuff...Poison bottles, clay pipes, Toothpaste pots etc etc I believe it was used as a dump and I certainly associated with the old Prison of war galleons that were moored up near by.
    The finds were all at the waterline as the banks eroded into the water.
    Love your videos and would love to get back out and Mudlark again one day . All the best Nicola 👍

  • @gregmoorhead365
    @gregmoorhead365 3 года назад

    Enjoy the outing. Great history lessons as usual

  • @RockDove5212
    @RockDove5212 5 лет назад

    Brilliant video. Like a TV documentary but better. Thank you

  • @cmb1972
    @cmb1972 6 лет назад

    Superb video Nicola, you are very talented.

  • @sylvianedubray8011
    @sylvianedubray8011 6 лет назад

    It looks like big metallic (or metal) insects coming from another world ! Thanks for the visit ! 😊👍👍👍

  • @tonyworrall7379
    @tonyworrall7379 5 лет назад

    As a fan of offshore radio, I took the ferry from Sheerness in 1981to see those forts and Knock John tower..also the Radio Caroline mast after it sank..

  • @davidnash1220
    @davidnash1220 6 лет назад

    Really good - and what a lovely day, great filming, quirky and really interesting

  • @SmallWonda
    @SmallWonda 6 лет назад +1

    Wow, Nicola, you've excelled yourself with this Adventure! Wonderful - and how blessed were you with the weather? AMAZING! Gorgeous photography and helpful research - just fascinating. Thank you very much... PS: Music credits? Perfect (Bit of the Matt Bellamy's about the piano!) Perfect collaboration - can't wait to see more... Have you ever been over to West Mersea? I would think there would be some good mudlarking over there? Cheers, great stuff! 👍🎬🥂😊⛵

  • @dottiegnyc1
    @dottiegnyc1 6 лет назад

    Beautiful video, nice music and quite interesting. The Red Sands Fort is eerie!!! Excellent! Thanks ;-)

  • @chuckbixler3570
    @chuckbixler3570 6 лет назад

    Excellent video Nicola loved your narration of all the forts. Looked like a great day for sailing. I love history but I never knew those forts where there. Guess I need to learn more. As always be safe 😊

  • @briandaniels2377
    @briandaniels2377 6 лет назад

    Fantastic video,Nicola!

  • @ilikehardplay
    @ilikehardplay 6 лет назад

    Lovely trip.

  • @paulstreasuresearch5305
    @paulstreasuresearch5305 5 лет назад

    Love the sunset shots

  • @kenbryant2111
    @kenbryant2111 6 лет назад

    I used to take stuff out to one of the radio station in the 60s, in a 12ft speed boat, all the gangways were in place back then.

  • @xandervideo1
    @xandervideo1 4 года назад

    An awesome piece of history. Thanks for making this video. :-)

  • @suzannehock6568
    @suzannehock6568 6 лет назад

    Nicely done!

  • @Ogma3bandcamp
    @Ogma3bandcamp 6 лет назад +6

    Fantastic camerawork, Nicola.

  • @suetaylor5186
    @suetaylor5186 6 лет назад +1

    Very otherworldly xxx so interesting as ever. You should have your own series on TV xxx

  • @neilhandley5071
    @neilhandley5071 4 года назад

    Absolutely fascinating.

  • @tuledude89
    @tuledude89 6 лет назад

    #901 I'm slacking... What a wonderful Adventure. Thanks

  • @alejandrogamboa615
    @alejandrogamboa615 3 года назад

    Beautiful structures

  • @dracorino9668
    @dracorino9668 6 лет назад

    Great, I always look forward to your videos. Thank you.

  • @tillmansomethinrother296
    @tillmansomethinrother296 6 лет назад

    That was Awesome bit of History. Thanks

  • @chrismccartney8668
    @chrismccartney8668 5 лет назад

    Great Video
    Maunsell was a brilliant engineer ahead of his time much was learnt which oil and had industry later...

  • @yvonnedelappe6216
    @yvonnedelappe6216 6 лет назад +2

    Another great video

  • @billcotton1551
    @billcotton1551 6 лет назад

    Thank you for doing the video Nicola ,I'm always interested in WW2 history.

  • @kevinron7559
    @kevinron7559 6 лет назад

    What a fantastic video Nicola. Even though I knew the story you maid it very interesting.

  • @gilesl
    @gilesl 5 лет назад

    Great film, very interesting

  • @MissLoriAAnne
    @MissLoriAAnne 5 лет назад

    Wow! I love the history you share