Plenty has been written about this absolutely huge derelict fort elsewhere on this site - but suffice to say, one cannot grasp what a massive white elephant it is until it goes there. I visited with Newage and Fluffy, (who at the time of writing, are still down in Wales looking at abandoned airfields) and I'm fairly sure that they will have a few better pictures than mine. As always though, it was a top explore.
It is massively overgrown, and really only two of the caponier tunnels and associated casemates, along with the barrack block are accessible. Despite this, the size of the fort meant that we spent about 3 hours inside, and will almost certainly be going back at some point to do the rest.
The entrance tunnel- looking back towards the original door (I know Newage has got some better shots of this)
Outside/Inside the barrack block
These next few are from the caponier furthest from the entrance, which is the easiest to access. This is at the top of the polygon (if you know your Palmerston forts)
As always for me, its the details that make a visit. One of the highlights was the terracotta air bricks in the powder magazines. These had clearly been hand glazed and were in remarkably good nick, as were the ceiling and floor timbers, which had very little rot
And these are from the caponier and powder magazines that are nearest the entrance -
A really interesting place - Fluff and Newage will have more of this soon - or as soon as they get back above ground.
More pics at http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n353/mechagodzilla73/Scoveston%20Fort/
Enjoy!!!
GDZ
It is massively overgrown, and really only two of the caponier tunnels and associated casemates, along with the barrack block are accessible. Despite this, the size of the fort meant that we spent about 3 hours inside, and will almost certainly be going back at some point to do the rest.
The entrance tunnel- looking back towards the original door (I know Newage has got some better shots of this)
Outside/Inside the barrack block
These next few are from the caponier furthest from the entrance, which is the easiest to access. This is at the top of the polygon (if you know your Palmerston forts)
As always for me, its the details that make a visit. One of the highlights was the terracotta air bricks in the powder magazines. These had clearly been hand glazed and were in remarkably good nick, as were the ceiling and floor timbers, which had very little rot
And these are from the caponier and powder magazines that are nearest the entrance -
A really interesting place - Fluff and Newage will have more of this soon - or as soon as they get back above ground.
More pics at http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n353/mechagodzilla73/Scoveston%20Fort/
Enjoy!!!
GDZ
