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Приєднався 18 чер 2022
I am a keen historian and historic photographer from Northern Ireland with a passion for researching and investigating military sites from all periods in history. I mainly shoot still images but have started to experiment with 360 equirectangular videos as a way of sharing the experience of exploring the sites I visit. Please subscribe and give a thumbs up if you enjoy my content, and don't forget to visit my website and Flickr for in-depth articles and galleries.
A tour around the abandoned Wee Fea Communications Headquarters at Scapa Flow, Orkney
Four years into the Second World War a two-storey reinforced building had been constructed on the slopes of Wee Fea overlooking the naval anchorage at Lyness and Scapa Flow. This was the Wee fea Naval Communications and Operational Centre, or Headquarters. From here over 200 personnel, mostly women from the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), handled thousands of phone calls daily between the ships of the Home Fleet and land establishments. In this video, I step back into 1943 and explore the remains of this prominent landmark on the island of Hoy overlooking Scapa Flow in Orkney.
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Innes Links, Part 2 - Emergency Coastal Artillery Battery
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In the early days of the Second World War, Great Britain had lost most of its fighting equipment and its personnel were tired and demoralised. With Germany energised having swept across France, the shores of this country were under threat. A huge programme of construction began along the coast to create a concrete coastal crust to deter or at least slow any invasion. On the east coast of northe...
Innes Links, Part 1 - Anti Invasion Defences
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In the early days of the Second World War, Great Britain had lost most of its fighting equipment and its personnel were tired and demoralised. With Germany energised having swept across France, the shores of this country were under threat. A huge programme of construction began along the coast to create a concrete coastal crust to deter or at least slow any invasion. On the east coast of northe...
Fortifications of Ascension Island, Part 3
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On a remote colonial outpost in the Atlantic Ocean remains a unique collection of coastal fortifications charting the development of artillery from the early nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War. Colonised to stop the strategic land mass from falling into French hands who may have plotted an audacious rescue attempt of Napoleon on the neighbouring island of Saint Helena, Asc...
Fortifications of Ascension Island, Part 2
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On a remote colonial outpost in the Atlantic Ocean remains a unique collection of coastal fortifications charting the development of artillery from the early nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War. Colonised to stop the strategic land mass from falling into French hands who may have plotted an audacious rescue attempt of Napoleon on the neighbouring island of Saint Helena, Asc...
Fortifications of Ascension Island, Part 1
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On a remote colonial outpost in the Atlantic Ocean remains a unique collection of coastal fortifications charting the development of artillery from the early nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War. Colonised to stop the strategic land mass from falling into French hands who may have plotted an audacious rescue attempt of Napoleon on the neighbouring island of Saint Helena, Asc...
Magilligan Point, the most westerly pillbox in the United Kingdom
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Come with me on this scenic tour of the United Kingdom's most westerly pillbox at Magilligan Point in Northern Ireland, constructed during the early days of the Second World War to protect the entrance to Lough Foyle.
The Second World War defences of Pen y Gwyrd in the Eryri National Park
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In the heart of the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park just beyond Pen-y-Pas at Pen-y-Gwyrd sit four Second World War pillboxes. Sited for their commanding views over the three converging roads, they would have turned this now peaceful tourist trap into a bloody killing ground. In this video, I take a look at each of the four remaining pillboxes and a remaining spigot mortar position, and we learn...
RAF Llanberis on a rainy Thursday in May
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This short film, shot jointly between myself and Orkney Exploration, was an experiment in exploration filmmaking. We took the emphasis off history and focused on using all the resources at our disposal to capture our subterranean trip from as many angles as possible. Shot on four cameras, we have tried to combine more candid first-person footage with cinematic shots showcasing the atmosphere in...
Rhydymwy Valley Fire Watchers Post
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In appearance and construction, these small brick buildings could be a pillbox; strategically positioned to defend a strategic objective. They were, however, constructed for a different purpose. These observation posts, specifically fire watchers' posts were constructed on the roofs of buildings or at high points around Royal Ordnance Factories and other industrial complexes. Their purpose was ...
The defences of Cregneash Radar Station, Isle of Man
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Construction of the Chain Home Low radar station at Cregneash on the southern point of the Isle of Man started in 1940. The isolated early warning radar station was protected by field defences and pillboxes, most of which remain today. Their construction is unconventional and in this video, I walk through the site and examine some of the more significant remains.
A gentle introduction to pillboxes
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In this short video, I explain the events leading up to the construction of thousands of concrete pillboxes around the British coast. This will be the first in a series of videos delving deeper into pillboxes; their concept, design and tactical use. The pillboxes shown in this video are located at Sandy Bay in Somerset. All three are publicly accessible and can be entered at your own risk.
Exploring the Second World War Edingham Nitroglycerine and Cordite Works near Dalbeattie in Scotland
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In this December video I visited the 1940 nitroglycerine and cordite works near Dalbeattie in south-west Scotland. The vast abandoned explosives factory from the Second World War has many secrets about the people who once worked there and the processes used to make critical war material. Visit my website which is packed full of resources and research articles frontlineulster.co.uk I have over 1...
Explore this incredibly rare Royal Navy fuel pump house complete with pumps and spares
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Explore this incredibly rare Royal Navy fuel pump house complete with pumps and spares
A tour of the First World War 4-in QF battery at North Sutor Battery overlooking the Cromarty Firth
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A tour of the First World War 4-in QF battery at North Sutor Battery overlooking the Cromarty Firth
A tour of the underground ammunition magazine at North Sutor Battery overlooking the Cromarty Firth
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A tour of the underground ammunition magazine at North Sutor Battery overlooking the Cromarty Firth
At the edge of the Isles; documenting the decaying radar station at RAF Saxa Vord
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At the edge of the Isles; documenting the decaying radar station at RAF Saxa Vord
Visiting Gibraltar's incredible 150 year old 100 ton beast 😲
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Visiting Gibraltar's incredible 150 year old 100 ton beast 😲
Walk with me along the Great North Road deep under the Rock of Gibraltar - in full 360!
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Walk with me along the Great North Road deep under the Rock of Gibraltar - in full 360!
Discovering 250 years of military history in Gibraltar's Northern Defences tunnels and galleries 🔦
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Discovering 250 years of military history in Gibraltar's Northern Defences tunnels and galleries 🔦
Exploring the huge abandoned Project C fuel storage tunnels in Gibraltar 🔦
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Exploring the huge abandoned Project C fuel storage tunnels in Gibraltar 🔦
RAF Bawdsey Radar Station - Venturing solo into the underground reserve transmitter block
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RAF Bawdsey Radar Station - Venturing solo into the underground reserve transmitter block
Brean Down Fort - Exploring the preserved fort on the Bristol Channel
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Brean Down Fort - Exploring the preserved fort on the Bristol Channel
A solo explore of the eerie abandoned hospital at Amiantos [it has a morgue!] 🧟♀️
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A solo explore of the eerie abandoned hospital at Amiantos [it has a morgue!] 🧟♀️
I uncover a previously forgotten British camp in the Troodos Mountains 🤯 [1878 - this is OLD!]
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I uncover a previously forgotten British camp in the Troodos Mountains 🤯 [1878 - this is OLD!]
Tutorial: Importing OpenDataNI LiDAR data into QGIS
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Tutorial: Importing OpenDataNI LiDAR data into QGIS
Tutorial: Adding the Northern Ireland Defence Heritage Record dataset to QGIS
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Tutorial: Adding the Northern Ireland Defence Heritage Record dataset to QGIS
Explore the Kokkinotrimithia Detention Camp in Cyprus [a British prison camp from 1955!]
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Explore the Kokkinotrimithia Detention Camp in Cyprus [a British prison camp from 1955!]
Explore an incredible military time capsule in the Bristol Channel [an immersive 360 video!]
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Explore an incredible military time capsule in the Bristol Channel [an immersive 360 video!]
Explore RAF Southrop Farm in virtual reality [with some unique features!]
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Explore RAF Southrop Farm in virtual reality [with some unique features!]