Bunkers

Outer Bay Bunkers - Page 3

Bunker 6

This is one of the older and largest bunker complex on the Outer Bay. It comprises an older section with new additions on top

Entrance to bunker 6 complex.

To the main tunnels

The main tunnel

Stair case up to a gunners pit

Typical room of the time partially restored

Gunners pit slit

Long side passage

Passage to a pop up gun

The remains of a pop up disappearing gun

Stairway down to the tunnel

Top of the pop up gun

Two of the cannons used in coastal guns

These two massive cannons once pointed out to sea.
Now days you have to blast a hole in the hedge before you can get a clear shot.

Back into the tunnels

The main tunnel

The 'U' pen which once mounted the two cannon shown above. Note the Shell on the ground to the left.

Look out tower on top of bunker 6

Look out tower gives a great view over the sea.

Detail of the look out tower

Lower section of look out tower

The old telephone still works

The range and direction finder on it's mounting.

Detail of the range and direction finding equipment. Using this, it was possible to figure out how far away a ship was, and at what compass bearing.

More detail of the range finder.

Make a call to UA City in 1943 - old style telephone, still partly works

Heavy duty binoculars in the sealed in upper bit.

Over view of bunker 6 with the 'U' pen on left and tower on right.

Bunker 7

Bunker 7 as viewed from bunker 6

Entrance to bunker 7

Part of bunker 7

Down to lower levels of bunker 7

Passage.

Huge ammo lift for heavy shells

Old ammo store room. Note brass shells on left

Strange half covered up holes

Tight passages with many corners to deflect the blast

Passage leads up to a cannon

Cannon emplacement

Cannon emplacement with a view out over the sea

Okay, I think I'll stay away from that.

Facing Back into the cannon emplacement. A big rotating cannon would have filled this gap.

Strange marks on the floor, kind of what a machine gun might leave.

On to Bunker 8

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