Margate lido

Margate lido 

Date - June 2017 

Location - Margate

Access - Yes

We went to Margate for a fun day and made a short pit stop at the Lido, which we always wanted to see in person. To be honest, there wasn't much to see, but there were people chilling out in the Lido as it was a warm day. 

It was mentioned that the Lido was built by the owner of Dreamland and it used to be a huge vibrant part of the town until the 1970s. The last thing the Lido was used for was a disco. .

Abandoned BCB Garage - Dover

BCB Garage 

Date:   May 2017

Location: Dover

Public or Abandoned: Abandoned

Demolished:  No

This was our second exploration in Dover, and it was a quick and easy one. As it was our first time in Dover, we were eager to see what was around. We were working through our list of places to visit (this location was not on my list, but I wanted to check it out). Unfortunately, we couldn't get inside, so I knew I had to come back at a later date.

There isn't much known about this old BCB garage in Dover. All we know is that it was family-run, and the shop operated for over 48 years before it closed down in 2015., 

St Martins Battery - dover

St Martins Battery 

Date:  June 2017

Location: Dover

Public or Abandoned: Public

Demolished:  No

-We had a simple and easy time exploring the St Martin battery, which was open to the public. Although we hoped to explore the deep shelter, we soon found out that it was sealed and inaccessible. We looked around the rest of the battery and then moved on to our next location since we were on a time limit.

According to the information, the St Martin battery was built in the 1870s and had 3x 10-inch RML guns. It overlooks the western docks and also has a deep shelter

Drop Redoubt & Drop Battery - Dover

Drop Redoubt & Drop Battery 

Date:   June 2017

Location: Dover

Public or Abandoned: Public

Demolished:  No

This was our first stop in our Dover exploration. As this was our first time ever in Dover, we started by checking out Drop Redoubt and Drop Battery, as they were next to each other. Unfortunately, we were not able to get inside Drop Redoubt as it was sealed. Later, we found out that it can be visited on open days, which we plan to do one day. Overall, it was a good day exploring Dover.

Regarding Drop Battery, it was mentioned that the planning for it started around 1853, but they started building not long after the planning was granted. It had 8 - 8" guns, but they were changed to 42 in 1868. They added a magazine in 1876, and more stuff was added to the battery.

As for Drop Redoubt, it is just 1/2 fort around the Dover western highest area. The construction of the fort was done in 1804-1808 during the Napoleonic Wars, and the second part of the construction was from 1859-1864. The fort was used in both World War 1 and World War 2 but was abandoned between wars. After WW2, the fort was abandoned permanently. .

Drop Redoubt 

History :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Western_Heights#Drop_Redoubt

" The Drop Redoubt is one of the two forts on Western Heights, and is linked to the other, the Citadel, by a series of dry moats (the lines). It is, arguably, the most impressive and immediately noticeable feature on Dover’s Western Heights.