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WW1 Graffiti Found in Humberside Fort

Discussion in 'Military History' started by GRW, Jan 29, 2018.

  1. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Be good if they managed to identify individuals.
    "A warren of tunnels has been found under abandoned military installations at the mouth of the Humber estuary.
    Excavations at Spurn Point revealed soldiers' scribbles and drawings on the walls under the base that protected the ports of Hull and Grimsby.
    Simon Davies, a military historian, said: "We could have a hundred years of graffiti here."
    It is hoped guided tours of some of the tunnels on Spurn could be offered later this year.
    More stories from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire
    Spurn was garrisoned from 1805 during the Napoleonic War until it was finally abandoned by the military in the late 1950s. At its height there were about 1,500 personnel on the narrow spit and in nearby Kilnsea.
    The guns of the World War One Goodwin battery based at Spurn Point had a range of 10 miles (16km) and were part of a series of fortifications to protect a vital waterway for goods and shipping to the ports.
    Coastal erosion saw parts of the battery washed away more than 20 years ago but inside the tunnels, long-forgotten graffiti, pictures and poems can be seen on white-washed walls.
    Volunteers have spent months digging out a portion of Spurn's military installations but there is still much to do to make it safe for public viewing.
    Spurn is only 160ft (50m) wide at some points and is home to seabirds and other wildlife
    In December 2013, a tidal surge in the North Sea swamped the land, damaging the road connecting the tip of the point with the mainland. It is now a tidal island."
    Military history unearthed in tunnel dig
     
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    Very interesting, Gordon. the sergeant-medic cartoon is a masterpiece.. Would love to walk through it.
     
  3. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    There's a stack of interesting graffiti just begging to be rediscovered, Prof.
    In another forum, someone once posted photos of a gunsite at Milford Haven in Wales and clearly on the wall of the gunpit was a set of initials followed by "Stirling".
    Not enough to try and identify the individual though, which is a great pity.
     

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