Can anyone explain?

[Gnome]

Sorry if this is the wrong section, but does anyone have any knowledge on what/where this is?

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5482/1271024100100.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/1271024100100.jpg/)

[Tintinnabulate]

Where did you get that picture? I doubt its anything related to Oil. Maybe its hells prison. Looks hard to get up and down too :S Its rather odd.

[Gnome]

a friend sent me it asking if i had any clue.. never been into architecture but i feel the urge to go and see that in real life, wherever it is.

[Misawa]

The abandoned Maunsell army sea forts in the Thames estuary.

[Gnome]

The abandoned Maunsell army sea forts in the Thames estuary.

Thank you so much. I think im gonna read up on these and find out how far out ect they are, i really want to make a trip to see these.

[Jamesy]

wow those are fascinating - and look somewhat terrifying.

[xxMATTGxx]

They look pretty cool to be honest. Just been reading up on them and such!

[Gnome]

Can't seem to find an excursions that go past there... Anyone know anyone from around them areas that could tell me if anyplace does any boat trips around the place?

I'd really love to go inside them though... It seems as though someone is inside them, from recent pictures im seeing a brand new microwave, desk and chair and other things.


edit: http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm has the pictures that makes me assume there is people living/visiting the interior of these buildings.

[MissAlice]

http://www.whitstablescene.co.uk/forts.htm

That might help.

[Gnome]

http://www.whitstablescene.co.uk/forts.htm

That might help.

i think i just fell in love with you. I think im gonna book a trip down to kent ( gonna be a long one from Dundee ) after my holiday to Turkey in June, make sure i atleast see these forts from land.

[Jordy]

The photos are of Sealand if they include microwaves etc, it's famous for having a helipad and being classified as a country. It is outside the UKs border and therefore anyone can technically claim it as a country. No country recognises it as a country but it does have a constitution etc. There was also a mini-war where some Germans & Dutch tried to take it from Roy Bates (The "king" of sealand) during the 70s, they even took his son hostage but they came with a helicopter and shotguns and took it back. It's well worth reading about it, there's loadsss on the internet about it;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

The other ones are all inhabited and inaccessible apparantly, during the 90s there were occasional boat trips to see them (in a boat) from Herne Bay but I can't find anything else about them. You could possibly rent a boat or something to go see them, they're about 3 miles out to sea and there's nothing stopping you. You could even kayak or canoe there if you're brave enough.

Edit: Found this! http://www.bayblast.co.uk/the-maunsell-forts.htm

[Gnome]

The photos are of Sealand if they include microwaves etc, it's famous for having a helipad and being classified as a country. It is outside the UKs border and therefore anyone can technically claim it as a country. No country recognises it as a country but it does have a constitution etc. There was also a mini-war where some Germans & Dutch tried to take it from Roy Bates (The "king" of sealand) during the 70s, they even took his son hostage but they came with a helicopter and shotguns and took it back. It's well worth reading about it, there's loadsss on the internet about it;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

The other ones are all inhabited and inaccessible apparantly, during the 90s there were occasional boat trips to see them (in a boat) from Herne Bay but I can't find anything else about them. You could possibly rent a boat or something to go see them, they're about 3 miles out to sea and there's nothing stopping you. You could even kayak or canoe there if you're brave enough.

I'm assuming Sealand is just that one tower? Thanks for the info but im gonna read up on it but i really prefer the forts, they are just fascinating in a way that i think only i understand..

[Jordy]

Yeah this ones Sealand, way out near Ipswich unlike the others (I think this was near another one but the Royal Navy blew it up during the 70s due to fear that someone else might make their own country)

http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/SealandRadioOne/EarlySealand.jpg

http://www.bayblast.co.uk/bayblast-flash/index.html

£25 per person for 90 minutes going to see them by boat, quite tempted :P

[Gnome]

yeah i was on that one looking at it, im defo gonna book a trip after im back from Turkey.

Dunno why but im now fascinated by these towers...

[Smits]

They are pretty cool, gonna look into them myself now.

[syko2006]

They do look incredibly interesting! I'm quite fascinated by things to do with the sea.

I'm gonna' look it up. :D

[AlexOC]

They look cool. Would love to go up one.