Saturday, October 16, 2010

real estate

Came across this guys flicker stream. I'm a fan.





Designed by Guy Maunsell in 1942 to house anti-aircraft guns and search lights
These forts were towed out to sea in 1943 to protect London from aerial bombardment
In their heyday the forts were linked by walkways, and around 300 military personnel lived out here
These rusting sea defences stand nine miles from shore near the entrance to the Thames Estuary

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