Sgt Stripes Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 Hi. I am planning a road trip holiday and I am hoping to visit the remains of surviving WW1 coastal batteries. Can anyone point me in the direction of the best surviving sites that are open to the public. Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug504 Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 Heugh Battery in Hartlepool is worth a visit if it’s on your route. Give them a ring to check opening times. http://www.heughbattery.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 11 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2019 Thanks for the heads up Doug. I went to Hartlepool a number of years ago when I visited HMS TRINCOMALEE but did not visit the location of the Heugh battery. I should have and it might well make it on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 If in Ireland. https://www.facebook.com/camdenftmeagher/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 11 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2019 Looks a super place museumtom.well worth a visit probably next year . Did not even know about the BRENNAN torpedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 Discussion of some in Kent: http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=366.15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INW Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 North of Hartlepool you could visit Tynemouth Priory / Artillery Fort ( English Heritage). Seaton Sluice and Blyth Battery. www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/tynemouth-priory-and-castle http://www.seaton-sluice.btck.co.uk/RobertsBattery www.blythbattery.org.uk This is an excellent archaeological report on the subject... www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/legacy/regen/locallist/tyne_and_wear_defence_sites.pdf INW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 (edited) The Torry Battery predates WW1, but was used in both WW1 and WW2: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/aberdeen/torrybattery/index.html There are considerable remains of the Forth defences on islands, but I'm not sure you can get to them, except for the remains on Inchcolm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inchcolm#Military_defences RM Edit: I'm not sure how much of the WW1 material remains at Broughty Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broughty_Castle There might be something at Cromarty: https://canmore.org.uk/site/75579/north-sutor-coast-battery Edited 11 March , 2019 by rolt968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 Not strictly World war one but a nice place that shows the full range of cost forts. https://nothefort.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 11 March , 2019 Share Posted 11 March , 2019 There are some interesting bits and pieces among this lot: https://canmore.org.uk/site/search/result?SIMPLE_KEYWORD=World war one&SITECOUNTRY=1&site_results_page=1 RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 12 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 12 March , 2019 Thanks for the replies. Lots of planning to do definitely on the hit list Torry battery, Broughty castle, Tynemouth priory, Heugh battery and down to Nothe fort with a good possibility of a few of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 12 March , 2019 Admin Share Posted 12 March , 2019 This may be a bit far north https://ancientmonuments.uk/127660-roan-head-coastal-battery-and-camp-ww1-stromness-and-south-isles-ward#.XId7iSj7TIU This one may be on your route north but I am not sure how accessible it is https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1429224 A search of the Pastscape site for "Coastal Battery" for the WW1 period brings up 124 results https://www.pastscape.org.uk/SearchResults.aspx?rational=a&type=coastal battery&class1=None&period=1914|1918|FIRST WORLD WAR|14|1&county=None&district=None&parish=None&place=&yearfrom=1914&yearto=1918&recordsperpage=10&source=text&sort=2&rtype=&rnumber=&typeselect=c Happy holidaying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 13 March , 2019 Share Posted 13 March , 2019 Pembrokeshire is well worth a visit, several coastal batteries can be found along the Milford Haven waterway, Chapel Bay Fort and Museum is well worth a visit and opens its doors again this coming Easter. Thorne Island and Stack Rock are also accessible by boat although both will require forward planning. There is so much more so let me know and i'll dig out some more details. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 13 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 13 March , 2019 Many Thanks Jay. We are off to Tenby this summer so will visit Chapel Bay Fort. Looks Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 13 March , 2019 Share Posted 13 March , 2019 2 hours ago, Sgt Stripes said: Many Thanks Jay. We are off to Tenby this summer so will visit Chapel Bay Fort. Looks Great Also the practice trench system just up the coast at Penally near the rifle range. The range also used in WW1 and still used today(so check the firing times!) by AR and cadets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 13 March , 2019 Share Posted 13 March , 2019 First British WW1 anti-aircraft battery at the end of this programme apparently: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s1hnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 13 March , 2019 Share Posted 13 March , 2019 3 hours ago, Scalyback said: Also the practice trench system just up the coast at Penally near the rifle range. The range also used in WW1 and still used today(so check the firing times!) by AR and cadets. Indeed and always an excuse to post these images. There's also the Castlemartin Range with it's spectator area...live exercise twice weekly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 13 March , 2019 Share Posted 13 March , 2019 5 minutes ago, jay dubaya said: Indeed and always an excuse to post these images. There's also the Castlemartin Range with it's spectator area...live exercise twice weekly It's a lovely place. Is the dodgy nightclub still next to the camp? Chequers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 Ahhh gone are the dark days of Chequers, last I remember it was a community arts place. I’m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 18 hours ago, jay dubaya said: Ahhh gone are the dark days of Chequers, last I remember it was a community arts place. I’m Was there in 95, gained access but under age. Went OTT on the booze, next day produced some terrible scores on range. Head hit, bum kicked! Just carrying on the soldiers tradition. Further to Tenby, you also have Milford Haven that covers all invasion scares and both world wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 If you fancy a trip to the South West, Lentney Battery near Plymouth is accessible. It was built in 1905, and saw service in both World wars: http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/south_west/renney_point_lentney_battery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 14 March , 2019 Share Posted 14 March , 2019 Well worth a visit to Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wirral. The first British shot of the Great War was fired from here, also great views down the river to the Liverpool waterfront. I don't think it is open to the public nowadays. http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/the_fort_that_never_really_went_to_war/index.html BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 15 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 March , 2019 Thank you all. Quite a few to look at . My road trip keeps changing every hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 16 March , 2019 Share Posted 16 March , 2019 This may also be of interest if you're planning to be in Pembrokeshire, WW1 Scoping Study - Dyfed Archaeological Trust for Cadw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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