St Martins Battery - Type 23 pillbox pillbox One

  Type 23  Pillbox 

Date - December 

Location: Dover

Delmoised: No 

I have known about this pillbox since I started visiting Dover in 2017. I likely have some photos of it on my blog from when I explored the old emergency battery nearby. The pillbox is wide open and, unfortunately, has been covered in graffiti over the years. However, it is still interesting to see how it has been left for visitors to explore.

Similar to many other pillboxes, this one is a Type 23 used in WWII. The only difference with this one is that it has two embrasures at the end of the wall.

 

DOVER QUAD pillbox - St martins Battery

Dover Quad Pillbox 

Date: December 

Location: Dover

Delmoished - Semi 

I explored a pillbox today, and I have to say I've never seen one like this before. It was really interesting to discover. The visit was brief, as there isn't much to see at this pillbox. If it weren't for the maps I use to locate these sites, I wouldn't have known it was there, especially considering how many times I've been to Dover and the st martins  Battery area.

 

According to the information provided, the damage to this pillbox occurred when it was hit by the enemy during World War II..

Cliffe Cement Works - Cliffe Medway

Cliffe Cement works 

Date: December

Location:  Cliffe - Medway

Public or Abandoned: Abandoned

Demolished:  No

I have visited this place several times since 2016, but this time I decided to explore even more to see what I might have missed. To my surprise, I discovered a lot more than I expected, including additional kilns. This photo shows some of the cement work in the Cliffe area, while there is another kiln at Marsh Featherback (I plan to return another day to take photos of it).

It was fascinating to explore a less frequented area that people usually overlook, as it requires some climbing to reach. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much information about the history of the cement works. The only detail I could gather was that it possibly dates back to 1866.

abandoned Cars - Luton Woods

 Abandoned Cars 

Date: October 2024

Location:  Buckinghamshire 

Public/abandoned: public

I was with my friends for the weekend, and we were looking on Google Maps when we came across these abandoned cars in the middle of the woods. 

What makes it more funny is that you can walk up to these by following footpaths, and you can explore all the woods without any issue at all. The cars have been there for years, and no one knows how or why they are there. My 4-year-old loved exploring these. 

AppleDore Pillbox FW3/22 Pillbox,

 Appledore FW3/22 pillbox 

Date: November 2024 

Location:  Kent 

Public/abandoned: public

After driving to the location for the Wheels of time trail but it was close I was driving home and somehow ended up taking a wrong turn and ended up in a place called Appledore and as I was driving though I came across this pillbox , I palled over and then headed over to the pillbox with my daughter, like most type 22 pillboxes they all look the same so I only took a few photos.

Shell Grotto - margate

 Shell Grotto 

Date: November 2024 

Location:  Kent 

Public/abandoned: public

 

as i was in margate for a different reason i thought ill go and check out shell grotto - i have say i really do love this place i have only been a few times before , it such an funky place to explore and visit , something different and unique , and if your ever in the area i do recommend visiting this place.

So it said that shell grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway, and the walls and roof area are covered in different mosaics that area created by only seashells 

 

 

RAF Manston

 
RAF Manston 

Date: November 2024 

Location:  Kent 

Public/abandoned: public

RAF manston is another location that on the wheels of time trail , so me and my 4 year old though we check this one out and a few other places in the location to see how many we can do in one day and i think we did about 3/4 locations  in total that was on the trail ,  this raf museam is pretty cool , and has a lot of interesting stuff in it including planes you can look inside off 

i do recommend this place to anyone .