Bull Sands Fort, Humber Estuary. 08/2008

spawney · 18th Aug 08, 18:53

The Bull Sands fort stands on a submerged sandbank in the Humber Estuary about 1.5 miles off spurn point. It was built in 1914 to protect the Humber ports from German submarine attacks. After withstanding over 90 years of the North Sea and over 50 years of dereliction the fort is in a quite bad state now. It is being restored by the Streetwise charitable trust and the Marine Volunteer Service who have plans to turn the fort into a secure drugs rehab centre and an observation point to overlook the ever expanding shipping traffic using the Humber ports. The charity is always looking for new volunteers to help restore the fort and would welcome anyone who would like to help out restoring the fort. More info on volunteering and the next trip out to the fort can be found on the Island of Hope website
Plans and history of the fort can be found in these PDF Documents
Bull Fort Story
Bull Fort History
Here's a few of my photos of the visit, the full set of photos can be viewed Here

Approaching the fort aboard the M.V. Hambledon.

Landing jetty. After over 90 years in the sea it has badly decayed and is in a very dangerous condition.

More dangers.

Gun turret.

WW2 gun emplacement.

Searchlight emplacement.

Armour plated corridor.

Steps into gun turret.

6" Naval gun mount.

Navigation bell on top of the fort.

Windows in 12" thick armoured walls with armour plate shutters.

Rusted away downpipe.

What's left of the original railings.

Armour plate wall.

Victorian cast iron vent grilles.

Cast iron window.

Armour plated toilet doors.

Bathtub in need of a clean.

The toilet shot.

18th Aug 08, 18:53	#1
spawney Regular Member Join Date: June 2008 Location: N.E. Lincolnshire Age: 37 Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanks received: 0	Bull Sands Fort, Humber Estuary. 08/2008 The Bull Sands fort stands on a submerged sandbank in the Humber Estuary about 1.5 miles off spurn point. It was built in 1914 to protect the Humber ports from German submarine attacks. After withstanding over 90 years of the North Sea and over 50 years of dereliction the fort is in a quite bad state now. It is being restored by the Streetwise charitable trust and the Marine Volunteer Service who have plans to turn the fort into a secure drugs rehab centre and an observation point to overlook the ever expanding shipping traffic using the Humber ports. The charity is always looking for new volunteers to help restore the fort and would welcome anyone who would like to help out restoring the fort. More info on volunteering and the next trip out to the fort can be found on the Island of Hope website Plans and history of the fort can be found in these PDF Documents Bull Fort Story Bull Fort History Here's a few of my photos of the visit, the full set of photos can be viewed Here Approaching the fort aboard the M.V. Hambledon. Landing jetty. After over 90 years in the sea it has badly decayed and is in a very dangerous condition. More dangers. Gun turret. WW2 gun emplacement. Searchlight emplacement. Armour plated corridor. Steps into gun turret. 6" Naval gun mount. Navigation bell on top of the fort. Windows in 12" thick armoured walls with armour plate shutters. Rusted away downpipe. What's left of the original railings. Armour plate wall. Victorian cast iron vent grilles. Cast iron window. Armour plated toilet doors. Bathtub in need of a clean. The toilet shot. Last edited by spawney; 18th Aug 08 at 20:07..