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Along a little-known road on the edge of Grain, sandwiched been the power station and Medway estuary, lies the Grain Dummy Battery. Built as part of the WW1 Medway estuary defences, it was abandoned due to subsidence.
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Image reference: CRW_9549
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The view of the concrete shell from the road, set back into an earth bank. |
Image reference: CRW_9556
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The entrance to the main room of the battery, and, on the left of the photo, the steps that lead up onto the roof . |
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Image reference: CRW_9557
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The view from the entrance to the battery, looking inland towards Grain power station. |
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The grass-covered roof of the battery. Out of shot, the power station is to the left, and the Medway estuary is to the right. |
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Image reference: CRW_9565
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The graffiti on the internal walls of the battery. The floor is littered with the debris of numerous fires and lots of half-burned bibles! |
Image reference: CRW_9573
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Yet more graffiti on the walls. |
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