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    Arrow Hilpsford Fort Walney, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria

    Hilpsford Fort was constructed during 1914 as a WWI emergency battery, and was dismantled in the 1920's, providing a source of much-needed labour to this employment-starved area. The artillery was reinstated in 1940, with new construction work undertaken. A 14-day job by the Royal Engineers actually took 19 days, due to 'bad ground'. Six-inch hand-loaded guns were employed, upon which the gunners of the Workington 406th Coast-Battery Home-Guard volunteers (amongst others) undertook several training courses, including firing common-point shells weighing 100lbs!

    Gun holdfasts 6 in total







    Coastal Artillery Searchlight Emplacement





    Another now serving as a base for a bird watching hide



    Underground bunkers (magazines ?)







    Couple of unidentified surface structures





    Phil

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    Default Re: Hilpsford Fort Walney, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria

    Nice mate, that reminds me of Spurn Point in East Yorkshire.

    WW2 stuff is excellent and one of my faves.
    Under the radar, over the top

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