SS Richard Montgomery Wreck
The SS Richard Montgomery was a US Liberty Ship, constructed in 1943. In 1944 it was part of a convoy delivering explosives with 7,000 tonnes …
Red Sands Seaforts
At the outbreak of World War II, the Port of London was the busiest port in the world. As such, a large proportion of supplies …
Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort has been defending London from the threat of invasion for over 500 years. Since the fort was built in 1539, under the rein …
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
Above the surface it looks like a normal country cottage, but beneath the building lies something completely different – a nuclear bunker. The only clue …
Mulberry Harbour, Thames Estuary
After checking out Southend’s wartime sea-defenses, we then had a look from the seawall at the ‘Mulberry Harbour’ back in 2011, split in half and …
Chipping Ongar ROC Post
This Royal Observer Corps observation post bunker was constructed in 1959 and closed at the end of the Cold War in 1991. Its relatively good …
RAF Detling Battle HQ
RAF Detling was a military airfield just outside of Maidstone, first opened prior to World War One as RNAS Detling (Royal Naval Air Service). Whilst …
Coulsdon Deep Shelter
As World War Two intensified, Surrey Council Council ordered four deep shelters to be built. These big underground complexes could accommodate hundreds of civilians in …
Norfolk’s Nazi Barns
As war intensified in 1940, the Royal Air Force were looking to rapidly expand their airfields across the country. In Norfolk, officials from the Air …
Woodham Ferrers ROC Post
The post in 2013 pre-demolition of the access structure Woodham Ferrers is a small village in south Essex, north of the largely later and more …