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11.07.08
Snape Wood Mine, Sussex
The area around Snape Wood had been known for centuries to be rich in iron ore and remained a centre for iron ore extraction and smelting until the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

16.06.08
RAF Wartling R3 GCI ROTOR Radar Station
RAF Wartling became operational in 1941 as a radar station. In 1943 it was fitted with a larger type of radar which consisted of a rotating aerial array with both the transmitter and receiver beneath the array. RAF Wartling and its radar played a crucial part in the war, tracking, intercepting and thereby enabling the destruction of some 380 V1 (the so-called Doodlebug) flying bombs.

16.06.08
Clarendon House School Air Raid Shelter, Ramsgate
Many Luftwaffe bombers that were unable to reach their target of London would simply release their bombs wherever they were. As Ramsgate was directly in the Luftwaffe's flight path, this put the town at huge risk and quick access to air raid shelters was vital. Many schools had air raid protection.

09.04.2008
Truleigh Hill Rotor Station, Sussex
 The ROTOR network succeeded the Second World War radar system, providing the UK with a much needed advanced detection system.  The Soviet nuclear programme was much further advanced than the West realised, and the first Soviet nuclear test in May 1949 confirmed that the Soviet Union was now a nuclear power.

10.03.2008
Llanberis Ammo Store, Wales
A disused slate quarry near Llanberis in North Wales proved to be an ideal site for use as an ammunition store, and at the outbreak of World War II the site was procured for the storage of bombs. The quarry was ideal as it already had deep pits in place, all linked by connecting tunnels. Rails already ran into the lower levels, making deliveries to the ammo store much easier and quicker, and electric lifts moved bombs from the lower level upwards.

03.03.2008
HMS Wildfire, Medway
HMS Wildfire is a complex of tunnels 100 feet below ground in Gillingham, Kent. The tunnels were dug in 1937 by Welsh miners; they served as the communication headquarters for the Commander in Chief, the Nore. The Nore Command stretched from the Sussex coast to Yorkshire.

18.11.2008
HMS Fervent, Ramsgate
This naval reserve was used before the war for the Contraband Control Service and was commissioned as a shore base in October 1939. With the advent of war and the new role for HMS Fervent.

18.11.2008
Gorge Casemates, Dover
The Gorge was the name given to the ditch that ran past the Main Eastern Entrance to the Citadel between the North and South Lines. The Gorge Casemates were built by 1816, although like much of the rest of the Western Heights.

15.11.2007
School Air Raid Shelter, Dover
The British Government watched Germany’s capacity to wage war increase rapidly throughout the 1930’s and fully expected the Luftwaffe to begin bombing Britain’s cities at a very early stage. This would put large numbers of civilians directly in danger.

07.11.2007:
Dymchurch Redoubt
Built in 1805, Dymchurch Redoubt forms one end of the Martello Tower system and was originally armed with eleven 24-pounder guns. The Redoubt is circular in shape and is 220ft across. The interior casemates surrounding the central parade are parabolic in design, typical of the 1805 period.....Read More