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Coalhouse Fort Project
Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Essex.
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outkast
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
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 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Kasper wrote: | I would love too attend but i'm picking up my Landy in the morning and then hosting a paranormal group overnight.
I'll listen out for any cries for help when i'm in the north cap then?  |
if you hear cries of help and a noise like someone trying to dig there way out with their fingernails, you will know we have found the secret tunnel but have also got lost in it
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Pete
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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Location: Stevenage, Herts
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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No doubt, I've buggered things up (new fangled computer stuff!), but here's some pic's:
http://s320.photobucket.com/album...ast%20Tilbury%20Battery%20pt%201/
Everything stung or had spikes!
Thanks to Littlebit and the rest, (Oi Saracen, I'd love a ride! if not, I'll "Flash" for your convoy), for the welcome.
(An old git, who's used to getting people over roundabouts, with multi bikes.) |
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Kasper
Sergent Wilson
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Digging in the North Caponier
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Great pics mate, thanks for posting the link.
Facinating that some of it looks in better shape than the fort. |
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Pete
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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Location: Stevenage, Herts
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Jeez, fair play to Outkast, a feller that had done some prep'!. We were still worried about " Charlie"! Again, thanks to Littlebit, etc. (soft drinks, at the end of a 3 and a half hour, explore)
(Smellies are us, lol) |
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outkast
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Pete wrote: | Jeez, fair play to Outkast, a feller that had done some prep'!. We were still worried about " Charlie"! Again, thanks to Littlebit, etc. (soft drinks, at the end of a 3 and a half hour, explore)
(Smellies are us, lol) |
Thanks for coming along Pete, its definately a 2 man job
its a real shame its being left to decay, its really in good nick in there |
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Kasper
Sergent Wilson
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Digging in the North Caponier
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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I agree, it's a lot better preserved than i thought it would be.
Gutted i couldn't make it.
I had a thought last night while in the north cap.
Do you think it is more feasible that if there was a tunnel in the north cap that it went to the church and not the battery?
Just seems too far away for me and the fort did have heavy connections with the church. As we all know the soldiers did building work there.
I think that would make more sense.
| Quote: | | The stump of a tower, which contains the vestries, was built by the First World War garrison of Coalhouse Fort, No.2 Company, London Electrical Engineers. Originally they had planned to build a complete tower in memory of their fallen comrades but were stopped by higher authorities as the correct procedures had not been followed. There is an inscription tablet in the stump recording the original intentions rather than what actually happened! |
Question is though, why would they build a tunnel to the church?
Or from the church to the fort? |
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outkast
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Kasper wrote: | I agree, it's a lot better preserved than i thought it would be.
Gutted i couldn't make it.
I had a thought last night while in the north cap.
Do you think it is more feasible that if there was a tunnel in the north cap that it went to the church and not the battery?
Just seems too far away for me and the fort did have heavy connections with the church. As we all know the soldiers did building work there.
I think that would make more sense.
| Quote: | | The stump of a tower, which contains the vestries, was built by the First World War garrison of Coalhouse Fort, No.2 Company, London Electrical Engineers. Originally they had planned to build a complete tower in memory of their fallen comrades but were stopped by higher authorities as the correct procedures had not been followed. There is an inscription tablet in the stump recording the original intentions rather than what actually happened! |
Question is though, why would they build a tunnel to the church?
Or from the church to the fort? |
Kasper, me and Pete were discussing this in the pub, it does not make sense that they would biuld a tunnel to either the church or battery, the onlt time a tunnel would be usefull is to move troops or ammo/equipment in the event of an landbased attack, neither the church or the battery would have survived long under attack where as the fort could be defended a lot easier, a tunnel from outside could have actually provided a "weak spot" in the forts defenses.
I think myself and Pete may return the the battery with some others in the near future, if thats the case we shall let you know when. |
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col
Joined: 03 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hiya, I'm one of Pete's mates from another forum. Unfortunately, I was unable to make this trip, but I'm definately up for going in the near future...
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outkast
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| col wrote: | | Hiya, I'm one of Pete's mates from another forum. Unfortunately, I was unable to make this trip, but I'm definately up for going in the near future... |
well maybe some kind person from the fort would let us have a little nose around in there, that way we could make a day of it and do the tilbury triangle, east tilbury battery, bowater farm and the fort  |
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Pete
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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Location: Stevenage, Herts
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Fair comment, a good nose around wouldn't go amiss! |
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