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A History of Coalhouse Fort

Name: A History of Coalhouse Fort
ISBN: 9781526701411

On Guard for 555 Years

Carole Mcentee-Taylor,

Martin Clift,

208 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

A History of Coalhouse Fort

On Guard for 555 Years

Carole Mcentee-Taylor,

Martin Clift,

About this book

Strategically placed on the Essex peninsular, with a near 180-degree arc of fire across the bend in the River Thames at Stanford-Le-Hope, the original earthwork defences at Coalhouse Fort date back to 1402 when the village of East Tilbury was fortified with a rampart and towers for defence against French pirates.

Through the next two centuries further fortifications were built on the site, culminating with the current fort, which was constructed between 1861 and 1874 to defend the Thames from the French. Known as Palmerston’s Follies, because none fired a shot in anger until the Second World War, Coalhouse Fort was part of Lord Palmerston’s defensive wall to protect the British Isles from Europe. 'A History of Coalhouse Fort' uses a mixture of military records, historical narrative, background information, Letters from the Front, first-hand accounts from WRNS, named individuals, local archives and newspapers accounts to tell the story of the men who were based there.

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