...and finally a day off to get back out there. I took in quite a few sites today and got away with losing my camera in the woods and retracing my steps and finding it again. The swearing was unbelievable. I made a decision to revisit the site of the AT blocks under and alongside the embankment of Newgate Street Bridge to photograph the 'post' and a little further down the line from my last visit.
EDOBID: 8479
Worth the revisit just to photograph the post. Being the only one of it's kind i could fine , i am still not convinced this it connected to or related to the AT blocks.
EDOBID: 5120 - Type 24
Sat nicely off Carbone Hill and after Postern Bridge. Heading towards The Ridgeway the PB is sat overlooking the bridge and dried out riverbed. One the opposite side of the road is the lone AT block, sandbags and further up the dried riverbed at 2 sets of roadblocks. One set still in situ and the others have fallen into the riverbed.
EDOBID: 9550 Roadblock
For the life of me i couldn't fine the PB 24. Either it is marked up in the wrong place or now destroyed. Another more detailed look around might be needed for this one.
EDOBID: 9549
Moving onto Great Wood Country Park, Northaw, i eventually located the 4 AT blocks and rails. I scuffed and dug around to get a closer look at the sockets. Thankfully no-one was around to view my antics!
EDOBID: 8478
EDOBID: 5119 Type 24
Located on Nym Manor Farm and sat overlooking the farmhouse from it's lofty perch on to of the field. This PB is butting up against the back gardens of some property and is dissected by the hedgerow.
Further down the hill is EDOBID: 5119, just past the farm property but due to someone burning off in the adjacent field i couldn't get to this one. One for later.
EDOBID: 8477
Located just before and leading into someones property. I knocked on the door and getting no answer i took some cheeky photos. A little necky of me but i shall live with it. There are 27 AT blocks in total running along the property and into the rear garden. What a great natural wall to have! The AT block in the girls school down the road was out of bounds until closed term time so i might make that call.
EDOBID: 8168
This took me ages to find but eventually patience paid off and i saqw the Spigot mount poking through the leaves. Totally buried as you can see. It looks very well preserved and it's a shame it is buried.
EDOBID: 11955 SPIGOT MORTAR
A gorgeous sight just as a light shower came on. The most compete emplacement i have found yet. A smile crept upon my face when i saw this beauty. Situated down a public footpath and so it's very easy to get to. Sat in the line of trees dividing the two fields and sat behind the Water Tower.
EDOBID: 8476 2 AT Blocks
Located just of the junction of Swanley Bar Lane and close to the barbed wire fencing. One roadside and the other just the other side of the fence. Nice and easy to get to and photograph.
Driving past the next PB to visit and parking up in the housing estate i then backtracked along the road trying to find a convenient place to get through the hedge and over the barbed wire. I always need to get leverage over a fence using the post so i don't have and snagging and nagging feelings of impending doom.
Scaring all the sheep away across the field i walked along the hedgerow until i reached this.
EDOBID: 5117 Type 24
Starting to head back home now i decided to take in the final site. I couldn't get to the Ammunition Store due to falling light levels and the danger of walking on a road with no walkway and rush hour traffic. I decided to make the wise decision to come back for that soon.
EDOBID:8726 2 rows of 4 AT Blocks
And finally..............located on the opposite side of The Ridgeway road about 40 yards down is this type 24. The runic symbols on all the internal walls were spooky to say the least.
EDOBID:5118
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as i did visiting the sites.
EDOBID: 8479
Worth the revisit just to photograph the post. Being the only one of it's kind i could fine , i am still not convinced this it connected to or related to the AT blocks.
EDOBID: 5120 - Type 24
Sat nicely off Carbone Hill and after Postern Bridge. Heading towards The Ridgeway the PB is sat overlooking the bridge and dried out riverbed. One the opposite side of the road is the lone AT block, sandbags and further up the dried riverbed at 2 sets of roadblocks. One set still in situ and the others have fallen into the riverbed.
EDOBID: 9550 Roadblock
For the life of me i couldn't fine the PB 24. Either it is marked up in the wrong place or now destroyed. Another more detailed look around might be needed for this one.
EDOBID: 9549
Moving onto Great Wood Country Park, Northaw, i eventually located the 4 AT blocks and rails. I scuffed and dug around to get a closer look at the sockets. Thankfully no-one was around to view my antics!
EDOBID: 8478
EDOBID: 5119 Type 24
Located on Nym Manor Farm and sat overlooking the farmhouse from it's lofty perch on to of the field. This PB is butting up against the back gardens of some property and is dissected by the hedgerow.
Further down the hill is EDOBID: 5119, just past the farm property but due to someone burning off in the adjacent field i couldn't get to this one. One for later.
EDOBID: 8477
Located just before and leading into someones property. I knocked on the door and getting no answer i took some cheeky photos. A little necky of me but i shall live with it. There are 27 AT blocks in total running along the property and into the rear garden. What a great natural wall to have! The AT block in the girls school down the road was out of bounds until closed term time so i might make that call.
EDOBID: 8168
This took me ages to find but eventually patience paid off and i saqw the Spigot mount poking through the leaves. Totally buried as you can see. It looks very well preserved and it's a shame it is buried.
EDOBID: 11955 SPIGOT MORTAR
A gorgeous sight just as a light shower came on. The most compete emplacement i have found yet. A smile crept upon my face when i saw this beauty. Situated down a public footpath and so it's very easy to get to. Sat in the line of trees dividing the two fields and sat behind the Water Tower.
EDOBID: 8476 2 AT Blocks
Located just of the junction of Swanley Bar Lane and close to the barbed wire fencing. One roadside and the other just the other side of the fence. Nice and easy to get to and photograph.
Driving past the next PB to visit and parking up in the housing estate i then backtracked along the road trying to find a convenient place to get through the hedge and over the barbed wire. I always need to get leverage over a fence using the post so i don't have and snagging and nagging feelings of impending doom.
Scaring all the sheep away across the field i walked along the hedgerow until i reached this.
EDOBID: 5117 Type 24
Starting to head back home now i decided to take in the final site. I couldn't get to the Ammunition Store due to falling light levels and the danger of walking on a road with no walkway and rush hour traffic. I decided to make the wise decision to come back for that soon.
EDOBID:8726 2 rows of 4 AT Blocks
And finally..............located on the opposite side of The Ridgeway road about 40 yards down is this type 24. The runic symbols on all the internal walls were spooky to say the least.
EDOBID:5118
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as i did visiting the sites.
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Nettles, bloody nettles, cow muck and thorns.
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