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            The Maunsell Forts are towers built in the Thames (and Mersey) estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named for their designer, Guy Maunsell. The forts were decommissioned during the late 1950s and later used for other activities including pirate radio broadcasting.

There are seven towers in the Red Sands group at the mouth of the Thames Estuary. The towers had been connected by metal grate walk-ways. In 1959 consideration was given to refloating the Red Sands Fort and bringing the towers ashore but the costs were prohibitive.

During the early 21st century, in response to proposals to demolish the fort, a group named Project Redsands was formed to try to preserve it. It was the only fort that could be visited safely from a platform in between the legs of one of the towers. The fort was inspected by the structural engineering company Structural Repairs in 2021. They found that 6 of the towers had severe structural defects, with elements already lost to the sea, the 7th tower also had the same defects, with elements due to imminently fall into the sea. The fort could not be accessed safely in its present condition.

Taken on: May 9, 2024

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ70, f/3.4, 1/800 sec, 4.7mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-TZ70
Aperture:	f/3.4
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	4.7mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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