Sunday 27 February 2011

W T Henley / AEI Cable Works Air Raid Shelter Feb 2011

Right this explore has been in the planning for a few days..It was a previous report that kind of got me interested in both the ww2 tunnels and the cable works..
My self and space invader decided that we should give this place a go, few text’s later and obscurity and maniac where on board and after talking to kheridr I found out troglodyte and Peach where planning the same trip same day so after a few calls we decided to all meet up .
The tunnels themselves we where told on site had basically had steel doors attached to metal frames and the only one that hadn’t been sealed wasn’t exactly The easiest of gaps!Big shout out too MR.T for his help as entry was made possible.The tunnels where all id expected and more..nice and clean un chaved and really quite large,after we’d all spent a fairwhile inside we drove to several other locations and to be honest one of the locations none of us bothered to take out cameras out as the place was uninspiring to say the least.So after some debate we headed back to AEI for a look round the cable works itself so a few pics from there to finish off with.

Brief history stolen from underground Kent

The company W T Henley has always been highly regarded for the manufacture of cable and electrical components and was clearly the company of choice when a system had to be devised as a countermeasure to the growing threat of German magnetic mines during the Second World War. As a result, a new site was constructed in 1939 in Gravesend for W T Henley and a complex of tunnels built underneath to provide air raid shelter for the company’s employees
With at least six entrances, the air raid shelter was very clearly signed internally to ensure that there was no confusion when looking for your allocated space. Cut into chalk and lined with prefabricated concrete, the shelter tunnels were well laid out, including first aid areas and numerous latrines – in the form of Elson buckets.

The tunnels themselves don’t seem to have much in the way of documented history unlike the cable works, So for those of you with the lust for info here’s a few links that may interest you!

http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1857.0


http://kenttodayandyesterday.blogspo...orthfleet.html/


























Updated pics from this site to be found here...

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Sunday 20 February 2011

The Royal School For The Deaf Children Chapel feb 2011

Right quick afternoon out started of with this place,there is nothing i could find on the history of the chapel,Just info on the deaf school which is still in use whereas the chapel has seen better days!

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Short visit but really quite nice and relaxed for a change

Wednesday 16 February 2011

Dover Trip with Char kris and Justin

Right visited Doe,St Martins and Hospital Postern on the monday night with kris and Char.
Day two we went to Crete Road Victorian Reesevoir with Justing then Went up to the Grand Shaft to Meet Obs and Frosty,then i quick look up St Margarets Esplande tunnel,Then down to Winchelsea Quarry Tunnels

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Was  fun Trip if not a little tiring..old age and all them stairs in the grand shaft and the rope climb at St mags

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 A location once very sought after, only a few had used their5 brains rather than force to get in here, it used to be very secure.. Then alo...