South Bastion, Dover Jan 11

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tank2020

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Cold, wet day in January, I thought I would visit one of my favs. It had rained heavy all night and I now know that the mud in Dover is the most slippy in the UK (how the horses laughed).

Whilst walking to the site and stopping of at the Citadel Battery, I realised how ironic it was that i was going to break into a prison, rather than the other way around (actually someone else has broken in, I just tread in their glorious footsteps). As the South Bastion sits behind the fence of the Immigration Holding Centre.

After slipping into the site and destroying my fav Urbex jeans, i could see my goal. this site has been done by many, but it is a special place. It amazes me that Chavs can still find things to smash up, to any normal person there are just walls remaining. Yet there are new holes, hardcore and ancient boiler parts all over the place.

The site is part of the Western Heights fortifications of which the well documented North Bastion, Detached Bastion, Citadel, Drop Redoubt and Grand Shaft are all a part.

Wiki - [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Western_Heights"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Western_Heights[/ame]

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Laugh at me will ya!

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Does anyone know whats through the door? Can't quite make it up there.

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Drain leadinig under prison to North Bastion, there is a video on youtube of someone crawling through this, rather them then me
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The Ivy covered arch was apparently built like that to create the illusion the site was derelict, to fool the enemy.

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Cheers :lol:
 
Hmmmm...full of Napoleonic - era goodness. Not many people on here will have seen this, though several of us have peered enviously through the fence at it on various occasions (I seem to remember Derelict-UK going off on his own little hike to look at the access when we there in the summer). Lovely phots.....
GDZ
 
Right up my street, thoroughly enjoyed the report. Have to love that 'stating the bleedin obvious' health and safety sign. Still, they have to put them up to prevent being sued these days it seems.

Thanks Tank. :)
 
Ah tis a sad world where arseholes can sue some one after breaking in to inflict damage. Goor report, seems Dover is steeped in history.:)
 
Hi Tank ,
quality mate.
Sorry to hear about your jeans lol.
But for what its worth me thinks a worthy sacrifice ;)
Thanks for posting :mrgreen:

SK :)
 
Great place. Liking your photos very much...some excellent shots full of atmosphere...and still plenty to see, despite the toerags.
Nice one. :)
 

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