Maunsell Forts

What’s not to love? Like marine AT-ATs standing sentinel over the sealanes approaching London, these are the WWII Red Sands Maunsell Forts:

Image from Subterrain. More on the Thames Maunsell Forts here, here, here, here, here and here. Spotted at Cyber Badger. Also, Geoff Manaugh on the forts.

For a taste of what it’s like to move between them, check out this tragically short video (with bonus footage of the Kentish Flats Wind Farm):

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