- 255
- 118 644
Kent Explore History
United Kingdom
Registrace 23. 03. 2018
Documenting Kent's and other counties hidden pasts.
New video every Wednesday.
New video every Wednesday.
St Margaret’s Bay Defence Tunnels
These tunnels were possibly smugglers tunnels or linked to the former gun battery at the top of the cliffs.
During the early part World War Two the tunnels were converted for defence of the beach which was considered a likely invasion point. There were two observation/ machine gun posts looking out from the complex towards the channel.
The tunnels are lined with tin and brick at regular intervals with an unlined section that leads to the beach below.
The post was initially manned by the 70th Battalion The Buffs until November 1940 when the 5th Battalion Royal Marines Commandos took over from them. At the end of the war the tunnels were sealed with coastal erosion playing its part in uncovering the complex.
During the early part World War Two the tunnels were converted for defence of the beach which was considered a likely invasion point. There were two observation/ machine gun posts looking out from the complex towards the channel.
The tunnels are lined with tin and brick at regular intervals with an unlined section that leads to the beach below.
The post was initially manned by the 70th Battalion The Buffs until November 1940 when the 5th Battalion Royal Marines Commandos took over from them. At the end of the war the tunnels were sealed with coastal erosion playing its part in uncovering the complex.
zhlédnutí: 166
Video
A Return Flight to WWI German U Boat Wreck: UB-122
zhlédnutí 2,2KPřed 14 dny
Situated within a creek on the River Medway are the Wrecks of 3 WWI German U Boats. At the end of WWI the Germans surrendered 100 of their U Boats due to the armistice, these were taken to Harwich, some of them being sent to naval dockyards for scrapping and some to the French Navy. Three of the U Boats were purchased by a Cement Works in Halling, Medway. It is believed this particular U Boat c...
Warden Point CHL Station: More Drone Footage
zhlédnutí 38Před 21 dnem
In May 1941 Warden Point on the Isle of Sheppey was chosen for an Army Coast Defence Radar site. It’s purpose was to reinforce the radar defences along the coast against any German seaborne invasion. Originally the site was only supposed to be temporary but by the following year the site had became permanent. The station was used to plot positions of e-boats in the Thames estuary and thus was d...
Curtis’s and Harvey Explosives Works: Drone Footage
zhlédnutí 33Před 4 měsíci
The explosives factory began life as a gunpowder works in 1892 by Hay, Merricks and Company, gunpowder makers of Roslin, Scotland. The works was a specialised gunpowder works engaging only in the finishing operations of gunpowder. In 1898 the works were acquired by Curtis's & Harvey who, by this time had a 50% interest of the British gunpowder industry. The flat, open and remoteness of the site...
Gravesend Blockhouse
zhlédnutí 28Před 4 měsíci
The Gravesend Blockhouse was ordered by King Henry VIII as part of his device plan in response to fears of an imminent invasion by European countries. The blockhouse was constructed between 1539 and 1541. Its strategic location at Gravesend allowed it to control river traffic and protect against potential attacks from the sea. The Gravesend Blockhouse was a typical artillery fortification of it...
Tilbury Fort: Photos
zhlédnutí 42Před 4 měsíci
Tilbury Fort, situated on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex, England, has a history dating back to the 16th century. The fort was initially constructed by King Henry VIII in the 16th century to defend against potential invasion and secure the approaches to London along the Thames. Tilbury Fort gained historical prominence during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1588, as the Spanish ...
Replica WW1 Trenches
zhlédnutí 77Před 5 měsíci
These trenches were created so that people could experience what life was like in the trenches during WWI. Photos can be found here: www.kentexplorehistory.com/post/replica-wwi-trenches
Upnor Castle
zhlédnutí 190Před 5 měsíci
Upnor Castle, situated on the River Medway in Kent, England, has a history dating back to the Elizabethan era. Built between 1559 and 1567 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the castle was originally designed as a gun fortification to protect Chatham Dockyard and the fleet anchored in the Medway. During the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the 17th century, particularly the Raid on the Medway in 1667, U...
HMS Medway
zhlédnutí 848Před 5 měsíci
HMS Medway is a Batch 2 River Class offshore patrol vessel. Built by BAE Systems on the River Clyde. She was laid down on the 8th June 2015, launched 23rd August 2017 and christened on 20th October 2017. BAE commenced sea trials with her on the 9th November 2018 with these being completed by 11th December 2018. The trials took a total of 75 days, a record not seen since World War Two. She was t...
Chatham Dockyard: Drone Photos
zhlédnutí 71Před 5 měsíci
Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, has a storied history dating back to the 16th century. Established during the reign of Henry VIII, Chatham quickly became one of the Royal Navy’s primary shipbuilding and repair facilities. Over the centuries, it played a crucial role in maintaining and expanding Britain’s naval power. During the Napoleonic Wars, Chatham Dockyard r...
Corfe Castle
zhlédnutí 73Před 5 měsíci
Corfe Castle’s history dates back to the late 10th century when it was founded by King Edward the Martyr. However, its most notable chapter began with the construction initiated by William the Conqueror around 1066. Over the centuries, the castle evolved, becoming a strategic stronghold and a royal residence. During the English Civil War in the 17th century, Corfe Castle played a key role. It w...
Camber Castle
zhlédnutí 55Před 6 měsíci
Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built King Henry VIII near Rye to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower built between 1512 and 1514. Due to increasing tensions with France in 1539, Henry rethought his coastal defence plans with Camber Castle being r...
RAF Hawkinge Battle HQ
zhlédnutí 129Před 11 měsíci
The bunker is one of the remaining structures left at the airfield. This bunker was possibly a Battle HQ for the airfield. Inside there are two rooms. At one end there are two entrances that have been backfilled, there is also remains of a ladder which could possibly indicate a lower level. At the other end of the bunker there is another entrance which is also backfilled. Photos can be found he...
RAF Hawkinge Fuel Bunker
zhlédnutí 81Před 11 měsíci
This fuel bunker was constructed in the 1930s to supply fuel for the planes flying from the airfield. Within the bunker are two rooms. One that house the fuel tanks which were situated under the floor and the other being the plant room. The bunker is one of the remaining structures left at the airfield. Photos can be found here: www.kentexplorehistory.com/post/raf-hawkinge-fuel-bunker
Wanstone HAA Battery: D2
zhlédnutí 46Před rokem
Wanstone Farm HAA Battery known as D2 was started at the start of World War Two. Originally the guns were mobile being housed in temporary gun pits made of sandbags. In 1940 four permanent concrete gun pits were constructed as well as a command post, two magazines and associated buildings. The buildings roofs were covered in tar and asphalt with the buildings also being painted in camouflage pa...
Chatham Dockyard: The Timbers of HMS Namur
zhlédnutí 113Před rokem
Chatham Dockyard: The Timbers of HMS Namur
👍
Great explore this
Thanks
Ive never been brave enough to climb up to explore this one. Some people actually got stuck up there a couple of years ago.
It’s not too bad.
Interesting. Before I finally read the description, I thought it had been a lighthouse disaster like Scotch Cap, Unimak Island.
The earth takes all the hatred of humanity on itself
This is my favorite aircraft since i was kid , hopefully the enggines be restored with German version
damn where this at, the history of it is so amazing
Gravesend
whereabouts?
Gravesend
@@KentExploreHistoryguessing ur not saying anymore than that 😭
looks well cool
shame on the last owners shame on you,
Isn’t it ww2 u boat
Nope, definitely WWI
Why isn’t it in SA or Middle East? UK is already short ships in NATO and their colonies.
This video is from when she returned to Chatham for her commissioning ceremony in 2019.
Is this the one up near Elham?
No these aren’t the Hawthorne ones.
Airships are very interesting
They are indeed
Great video
Thank you.
Beautiful. Great shots. These huge castle ruins, well presented, are impressive. I liked. I fly drone too the ruins. Good job. Greetings from Poland😊
Thank you very much!
Lots to imagine.
Beautiful, would of loved to see it in its prime.
You and me both!
Too bad not very many of these old planes still exist, a lot of functional aircraft were dumped to the scrapyards giving no thought to history. Its as if everyone is trying to bury history or we're ashamed of winning the war. And the waste continues. I'm bummed.
It’s definitely a shame.
Would I be right in thinking that that's the biggest bit of Stirling in existance. Certainly the biggest recognisable part.
There are a fair few large pieces around. Two of which are sections of fuselage in France and Holland, also the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum at Manston in Kent also have a section of fuselage on display. It is believed LK488s remains are the largest known to exist though.
where is it on google earth
It’s a museum.
@@KentExploreHistoryok
Where is this now? - I sat in this as an aviation obsessed boy on Mickle Fell over 45 years ago!
RAF Museum, Hendon
This place certainly would of been on the Luftwaffe don't fly over list.
Definitely an avoid at all costs job.
Amazing aircraft
It certainly is.
Nice vid, they are things of beauty
Yes they are!
I remember going here years ago 😮
That was awesome.
Thank you.
Amazing, I only passed through this part of the world from Vienna to Krakow on the train, many things I would of liked to see there. Terrible conditions for the prisoners, imagine being locked up in one of those cells.
p̾r̾o̾m̾o̾s̾m̾ 💪
Nice, you can tell military stuff by the little arrow printed on the item, I still use my plastic Army mug I was issued in 1979, I got 2 of them, no one was watching so I lined up twice, wish I had done that with my M16.
Amazing, place is huge
It was a fair size.
The pics of those aircraft were in amazing detail, especially that Bi plane, saw that sailing ship again, very beautiful. Thanks for preserving real history before its gone forever.
You’re welcome, that’s our aim to preserve as much as we can in video and photo.
That was amazing, If you ever go on a holiday, check out the Wolfschanze in East Poland, I went in 1999, if you like Bunkers, these are the ultimate.
Brilliant, Thanks. Loved the WW2 art, the detail in that sailing ship was outstanding, its a shame kids have spray painted rubbish over some it, now its lost forever.
It definitely is frustrating but we do try and photograph as much wartime graffiti that we can do there is at least some sort of record of it.
Glad your back with the vids 😀
Spitfire spitfire
I went here
Very cool, looks quite modern for 1874 compared to others.
Interesting place. Thank you.
A wonderful piece of history.
An interesting view into the past and present, thank you very much.
This is a very interesting place. I like the arched doorways. Thanks for this! Be safe out there!
Amazing old place
What a pity to see those horrendous graffitis and trashes, these sites should have been protected against idiocy. Thanks for the video though.
Unfortunately that’s the way it seems to be going these days, government and councils would rather allow historical sites to fall into ruin rather than protect and restore them.
Short but sweet! Love these old wrecks... relics of a violent past slowly rusting away. Awesome drone shots and the choice of music was just perfect.
Thanks for the support.
Thanks for this!
You’re welcome.
Any idea of how long it would have taken to do?
How long what would’ve taken?
Stunning How deep the sea was then. Climate change is a real danger.
Make a great movie location, looks amazing.
Unfortunately chances are it will be demolished or covered over as houses are being built on the land.
I can imagine that old guy from the movie Battle of Britain sitting there saying "They got the Crown & Anchor"