WWI Ammo Factory

[kernowexpeditionary]

yep defo bofors gun enplacments....i believe theres a slight gap between the structures to prevent combined guns recoil causing a resonant effect and damaging the structure...

 

[Maniac]

Here's a pic of the one at west malling air field, which is now called kings hill and is full of houses! The old Control tower and the defence tower have remained which is good. As you can see this one has the sides bricked in, but is essentially the same construction

Maniac.

 

[sam1990]

Am i right about how people would have got up there? Or was/is there some other way?

 

[NobodyGirl]

Great find! Would be awesome to stand on top of there!!!

 

[sam1990]

Great find! Would be awesome to stand on top of there!!!

Yeh, its quite close to the sea. Arial View at:

http://195.49.180.76/DorsetExplorer...m=100&Layers=,24,46&ptx=&pty=&version=general

 

[krela]

Y'know, I could have sworn I said these are bofors towers 6 months ago...

 

[Bob.J]

Sam, The tower at West Malling has a staircase up the left hand half of the left hand tower whilst that at Kenley had a three flight ladder leading from a small projection on the right hand tower. These towers are to a standard pattern for construction but are variable to local conditions for detail.

Bob.J

 

[Foxylady]

Y'know, I could have sworn I said these are bofors towers 6 months ago...

Yeh, I remember replying to that post.

 

[Neosea]

Y'know, I could have sworn I said these are bofors towers 6 months ago...

Déjà vu

 

[sam1990]

I've found this photo:

http://195.49.180.79/photolib/VAP_1947_JPG©RAF/1934-5049.jpg

Its of the factory in 1949

And this one:

http://195.49.180.79/photolib/VAP_1947_JPG©RAF/1934-5050.jpg

Which vaguely shows the towers which i started this thread with photos of

Hope its of interest!