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BULL FORT!!

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Way in the background & out at sea you can just make out Bull fort. There are two out there. You can walk out to one of them at low tide. The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber estuary in northern England: History The two forts were planned in 1914 to protect the entrance to the estuary. They stand 59 feet (18 m) above the water and have a diameter of 82 feet (25 m). There was accommodation for 200 soldiers. Started in May 1915, they took more than four years to build and construction was not finished until December 1919. During the Second World War they were reactivated and modernised. The forts were regularly attacked by enemy aircraft. During this time, they installed a netting to prevent enemy submarines from travelling up the estuary to Hull or Grimsby. The forts were finally abandoned by the military in 1956. Haile Sand Fort is the smaller of the two and is situated around the low-water mark between Cleethorpes and Humberston on the Lincolnshire coast. Bull Sand Fort is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from shore off Spurn Head. It is a 4-storey concrete building with 12-inch (300 mm) of armour on the seaward side, and originally armed with four 6-inch guns. It was built with great difficulty as its sandbank is 11 feet (3.4 m) below low water. In 1987 it was given a Grade II Listed Building status.[2][4] In 1997 it was sold to the Streetwise Charitable Trust, who are restoring the fort for use as a drug rehabilitation facility. Administratively, it is within the East Riding of Yorkshire and civil parish of Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire. Info Wikipedia. There are good pics on there. Thanks for all the lovely comments & favs, so, so appreciated, xx

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ontar1

7:15AM | Mon, 11 January 2016

Great capture and thank you for the info!

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LivingPixels

7:21AM | Mon, 11 January 2016

Great capture Barb and some cool info thanx my friend!!

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Faemike55

9:20AM | Mon, 11 January 2016

it's nice to see a good use for the forts Great capture and information

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clbsmiley

9:22AM | Mon, 11 January 2016

Interesting

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JaneEden

10:09AM | Mon, 11 January 2016

Great photo of the girls and very informative too, my Dad would often tell my brother and I about the forts, there is quick sand close to one of them when the tide goes out. My Dad used to be a Humber River Pilot and during the 2nd World War he used to have to not only deal with the forever constant changing of the sand banks and have knowledge of them, but also had to guide the ships past the mines that were in the water for protection from any foreign craft/submarines, and had to contend with air raids too, it was a very dangerous time there. Grimsby was the major sea port situated on the East of England and close to the North Sea, and was a major target for the Nazi Air Force and was bombed heavily. I am so proud of my late father and of course for all those who were so brave at that time and who were all working together to win the war!

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durleybeachbum

1:58PM | Mon, 11 January 2016

So interesting!

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MrsRatbag

3:46PM | Mon, 11 January 2016

It looks so far out there! Wonderful history and a beautiful spot for a run!

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Freethinker56

4:47PM | Mon, 11 January 2016

Wonderful capture and fab history and the girls are adorable 😀

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Wolfenshire Online Now!

8:47AM | Wed, 13 January 2016

Very interesting history, can you just imagine being in one of those during an air raid.


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