Essex War Defences On The Thames Estuary.
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- #Military #Abandoned #EastTilbury #Essex
The Quick-Firing ‘Wing Battery’ just south-west of Coalhouse Fort inland of Coalhouse Point was constructed in 1893 to counter enemy torpedo boat technology which presented itself as a new potential threat to shipping in the Thames. It would have housed four 6-pounder quick firing guns each capable of unloading 25 rounds per minute. These were far better suited to combating such fast-moving targets than the large slow breech-loading guns at Coalhouse Fort. The battery went on to be later adapted with two searchlights added when the guns became obsolete around the turn of the 20th Century and with advancing military technology at better suited nearby military sites the one here was likely abandoned completely by the end of the first World War.
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Gradually working my way through your videos. Love the jazzy intro music and the closing music with brilliant cinematics.Very interesting explore,nice to the gon mounting bolts still in place unlike Mundsley battery where the council removed them for health and sefety! As Stu wuold say no "expense" spared in the production of this video!😀👍
Thanks, Stu edited this video so you've got him to thank for the jazzy music choice! 😁
Yes it's nice to see the health and safety police have left this one alone.. We always enjoy returning back here, its such a jigsaw puzzle of history with all its adaptions throughout the different wars, always gives us a challenge! Thanks for watching 😊👍
Thank you for the video and tour. Always a instructive and informative experience. Thanks and see you both on the next! ❤❤😊😊
Thanks Martin, we'd actually made a video here in the past but made a right mess if the information so had to return for a better video.. I think we did alot better this time.. Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it 👍😊
It looks lovely and peaceful there. Great informative video as always. Thank you.
Thanks Sue, it's a really lovely place to spend a day out, so much to see and really quite peaceful considering how close to London you are.. thanks for watching 👍 😊
Hi Em & Stu. Enjoyed this video very much.full of interesting facts and just the thing's I'm into. Keep up the good Work guys 👍
Thanks Derek, we love exploring places like this, so much history to discover and its great now we've learnt abit better exactly what it is we're looking at! Thanks for watching, plenty more to come soon.. 😁👍
Good to see a local haunt! Liking the black hoodies and camo
Thanks! We were also mudlarking that day so had the black gear on.. usual attire will commence soon.. 😁
We are lucky to have so many of these sites in Essex. There were lots of ammunition factories along the estuary both Essex and Kent side, they must have needed protection? Just along the river near Corringham there was a huge site with light railway and town built. Unfortunately I think the new port has swallowed up most of anything that was there. Great video 👍🏻
Yes there was loads to protect along the Thames.. We've actually had a wonder around parts of the old Corringham site a while back, not much left to find unfortunately these days but it's fascinating to know what was once there.. Really love all the history around Essex. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Interesting and informative as ever.
Thanks Ray, nice to hear from you as always, glad you liked the video 😊👍
could the little alcove in the first gun battery be for fuzes?
brilliant film as per usual.
We really don't know David, it's certainly a good suggestion.. 🤔
Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching 👍😁
Great vid
Thanks Jamie, really appreciate you watching 😊👍
I’m local to here, been here at night time which is a bit freaky😬😣
I can imagine it is! 😁
As I live next to the Thames Eustary in Essex I found this video very interesting. have you done a video on the fort in Shoeburyness and the explosives factory in Wat Tyler Park?
Hi Paul.. no unfortunately we haven't got round to visiting Shoeburyness or Wat Tyler Park yet but it's definitely on our to do list hopefully very soon.. 😊
@Exploring with Em & Stu When you do Wat Tyler Park I would be interested in meeting up with you both.
Great video very interesting. One question what is a magazine.
Hi, glad you liked the video.. A magazine is an ammunition storage area, usually encased in concrete or semi sunken for protection incase of accidental explosion 😊
The German bunkers we have in Denmark are so well built, we got 7,000 of them here.
Oh yes the Germans certainly knew how to build a bunker! We'd love to go over there one day to explore a few of them.. 😊👍