Chris, your pretty much spot on with the netting/rope thing lol. The ropes were attatched to those poles and the bar thing (name unknown to me). They were there to stop splinters hitting the gun crew if the plates took a direct hit. IIRC the ropes were soaked in a fireproof liquid or powder to stop their own guns igniting the ropes when fired.
Great video! The architecture is very similar to Garrison Point Sheerness, especially with the add-on steel reinforced concrete ww2 fortifications on top.
7m 22s, nets and chains were placed to stop splinters shouls a shell land near, also the hook for loading the guns, a shell would weight up to 3/4 of a ton.
I believe that the first guns fitted to the fort were "RML's" [rifled muzzle loaders]. The Rope around the embrasure was called a "mantlet' the idea being to protect the gun & crew from splinters [of metal & stone] should the enemy manage to hit the face of the fort. The armoured embrasures of some Victorian forts were laminated or composite armour, which, if memory serves, is made of iron plates interspersed with 'iron concrete', a mixture of iron swarf, asphalt, pitch & bitumen; tests carried out at Shoeburyness shewed that, among other things, laminated armour performed better in some circumstances than a solid plate of similar thickness.
Hi everybody That airplane sound frm 2:20 to 4:40 i can hear here at almost every night since now 3 years around 22.00 until 23.30 here in southern germany coming from the west going to the east. Cool video as ever Thanks Ian and Chris :)
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Very Nice location and impressive as well. Thanks for sharing and greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
Chris, your pretty much spot on with the netting/rope thing lol. The ropes were attatched to those poles and the bar thing (name unknown to me). They were there to stop splinters hitting the gun crew if the plates took a direct hit. IIRC the ropes were soaked in a fireproof liquid or powder to stop their own guns igniting the ropes when fired.
That pole you're on about that's welded looks like a live fire flagpole like you get at ranges.
Really interesting place. Glad you captured it all.
Great i was thinking its a shame you could not get a before and after photo's of some of the places you go to
Fun adventure thank you for sharing!
Good one boys cool old place
Great video! The architecture is very similar to Garrison Point Sheerness, especially with the add-on steel reinforced concrete ww2 fortifications on top.
Very nice that folk looking forward to the rest 👍
7m 22s, nets and chains were placed to stop splinters shouls a shell land near, also the hook for loading the guns, a shell would weight up to 3/4 of a ton.
I believe that the first guns fitted to the fort were "RML's" [rifled muzzle loaders].
The Rope around the embrasure was called a "mantlet' the idea being to protect the gun & crew from splinters [of metal & stone] should the enemy manage to hit the face of the fort. The armoured embrasures of some Victorian forts were laminated or composite armour, which, if memory serves, is made of iron plates interspersed with 'iron concrete', a mixture of iron swarf, asphalt, pitch & bitumen; tests carried out at Shoeburyness shewed that, among other things, laminated armour performed better in some circumstances than a solid plate of similar thickness.
Any old photos of it ? Before they blew it up
Awesome
Interesting site guy's 👍
Hi everybody
That airplane sound
frm 2:20 to 4:40
i can hear here at almost every night since now 3 years around 22.00 until 23.30 here in southern germany coming from the west going to the east.
Cool video as ever Thanks Ian and Chris :)
Thats the sound at night at 1 am !
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The fort is near London, and on the approach to the airport built on the old dock area, so the planes are quite low.
4m 44s, bracket most likely flag pole mount ?.
You still make home brew? do one of these after a few gallons of the stuff :))
You two are funny when you squabble 🙈😅
Forgotten by all except all those who clearly visit regularly and graffiti. A likeable couple of guys but totally uninformative. They know nothing, they research nothing, thy follow up nothing. Totally Pointless.