We visited Garrison Point Fort on the recent Heritage Open day. Whilst the history of this site has already been covered in the previous visit, this year saw considerably more of the Fort open to the public. The magazines remain in perfect condition, the tin lighting passages are still in place and have surviving signage intact. Also the RNXS (Royal Navy Auxiliary Service) bunker was opened up. This bunker served as a control centre to coordinate the evacuation of shipping in a nuclear conflict. This was an excellent visit and many thanks to Barry Stewart from Underground Kent for his organisation.
Also included in this gallery are shots of the Rennie Model of the original dockyard. This model is stored by English Heritage and was made available for us to see on a visit to Fort Brockhurst. Also included are shots of the masts of the munitions vessel, the SS Montgomery, located close to the Fort. Grounded in 1944, the Montgomery still has over half its load of explosives on board.
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