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Built in the 1860's as part of the River Medway defences, Garrison Point Fort was actively used throughout both world wars, and abandoned by the military in 1956. The fort is now owned by the Medway Port Authority, and due to Sheerness Docks being built around it, there is no access for the general public.
The Sheerness coastguard control centre has been built on top of the fort, and a raised walkway leading to a now disused passenger ferry terminal has been built straight through the origional structure. A network of tunnels also exist beneath the fort, but these are off-limits to visitors.
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Old gas cylinders stacked up against the outer wall of the fort. This is a very busy port, and keeping the place tidy isn't a priority! |
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A close-up view of an old, rusty chain left lying around nearby. |
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The fort is of little use to the port authority, who use it almost entirely for storage. |
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A set of stairs leading to the upper floor of the fort, complete with origional ironwork. |
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Both levels of the fort consist almost entirely of casemates like this one. Some were used for storage, whilst others housed guns to guard the estuary and prevent enemy shipping from entering. |
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The view along one of the curved inner walls of the fort. The decorative ironwork is present all around the fort, and still stands despite years of corrosion and a complete lack of maintainance. |
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A casemate on the upper level of the fort. |
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More decorative ironwork and stairways. |
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Rotting window-frame, broken glass and rusting iron shutters - this place has definitely seen better days! |
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More broken windows... |
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...And more rust. |
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An ammunition storage alcove on the upper floor of the building. |
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Steps, and yet another rotting window-frame. |
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More rusting ironwork and derelict casemates on the upper floor. |
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The whole structure is in a state of disrepair - only essential areas such as the staff carpark (which is encircled by the fort walls) and the walkways to the coastguard building are maintained. |
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