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Unearthed Cement Kilns. Buried for years.
Today we're visiting the last remaining section of the Bevans Cement Works, a historically important location in the Gravesham area of Kent.
This section had been buried for many years until it was recently uncovered by the ongoing housing development taking place. The newly exposed area consists of several above ground kilns, along with tunnels below them to dispose of the waste material.
In our last video we looked around the bottom section consisting of the Kiln waste tunnels that were converted into Air Raid Shelters during World War 2. In this video we revisited the site during the day and explored what remains of the upper section and the kilns themselves.
This is our most recent video from this site, the others are linked below.
Buried Air Raid Shelters: th-cam.com/video/xwRqF7Z4LNs/w-d-xo.html
Bevans Cement Works Mid-Demolition: th-cam.com/video/yIqmwrx9XQc/w-d-xo.html
Historic Cement Kiln Tunnels: th-cam.com/video/dkABtAGgZXc/w-d-xo.html
Bevans Cement Works: th-cam.com/video/ULN6z3MCLKY/w-d-xo.html
Hope you enjoy the video.
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Buried Air Raid Shelters - Part of the old Bevans Cement Works
มุมมอง 4672 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting the last remaining section of the Bevans Cement Works, a historically important location in the Gravesham area of Kent. This section had been buried for many years until it was recently uncovered by the ongoing housing development taking place. The newly exposed area consists of several above ground kilns, which will feature in the next video, along with tunnels below them ...
Royal Engineers Bridging Camp in Wouldham - Eastern Command Bridging Camp.
มุมมอง 3642 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting what's left of a Royal Engineers Bridging Camp in Wouldham, Kent. This camp was first established by the Royal Engineers in 1865 for them to practice building various military bridges, from the early Barrel Bridge to the famous Bailey Bridge. The camp was used for over 100 years until the site finally closed in 1967. The camp was built on land close to the River Medway. Thi...
South Entrance to Dovers Western Heights Defences.
มุมมอง 8032 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting what remains of the South Entrance to Dovers Western Heights defences. This entrance, also known as Archcliffe Gate, was built in the 1860s as part of a major redevelopment and rearmament of the Western Heights. Replacing a smaller existing bridge, the new South Entrance comprised of a fortified gateway with an external drawbridge. This was complete with a guard room, priso...
Montys Battle HQ - Deep level WW2 Air Raid Shelter - Exploring this Forgotten Underground Bunker.
มุมมอง 3562 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting the South East Command Bunker dug for Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery following the onset of World War 2. This underground HQ was dug into the cliffs of an old Chalk Quarry. It was rarely used by Montgomery himself however due to his frequent postings aboard, most notably to North Africa commanding the allied forces against German General Erwin Rommel. Hope you enjoy the v...
Tram Tunnel Roof Adit - Exploring the final part of the Gravesham Tram Tunnel - Urbex - UK
มุมมอง 3352 ปีที่แล้ว
So today we're back in Gravesham Kent to take a look at the final part of the converted tram tunnel we uncovered. This tunnel started out as an underground tramway transporting chalk and equipment between chalk quarries. During WW2 it was converted into an air raid shelter which was used by the factory workers and locals that lived nearby. The tunnel is now split into two separate sections. Wit...
Historic Cement Kiln Tunnels - One Converted into a WW2 Air Raid Shelter -
มุมมอง 6852 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting a historically important location in the Gravesham area of Kent. These are two Cement Kiln Tunnels, one of which was turned into an air raid shelter during WW2. Both tunnels started out as passageways going through the cliffs linking up two chalk quarries. When the quarry closed the site was taken over by a cement works, which resulted in these tunnels being repurposed and ...
North Flank Casemates of the Western Heights defences of Dover - Urbex - Urban Exploring
มุมมอง 5733 ปีที่แล้ว
Following on from our previous video going through the pipe, we arrived at the North Flank Casemates located on the northern edge of the Western Outworks, part of Western Heights defences of Dover. These were built between 1858 -1862 to provide an extra layer of defence between any enemy forces advancing from the West and the heavily fortified Citadel. Due to these casemates being fairly hard t...
Crawling through a Victorian Sewer pipe between the North and South Flank Casemates in Dover - Urbex
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Todays video follows on from our last and showcases our first journey through the infamous Victorian Sewer tunnel known in the community as "The Pipe" This tight but long tunnel runs between the North and South Flank Casemates located in the Western Outworks of the Western Heights defences of Dover. These casemates were built between 1858 -1862 to provide an extra layer of defence between any e...
South Flank Casemates of the Western Outworks, Western Heights, Dover - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
มุมมอง 6173 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting the South Flank Casemates located in the Western Outworks of the Western Heights defences of Dover. These were built between 1858 -1862 to provide an extra layer of defence between any enemy forces advancing from the West and the heavily fortified Citadel. These casemates are unique in that there's an entrance to a small but long sewer tunnel inside one of the toilets, this...
The North Entrance to Dover's Western Heights Defences - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
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The North Entrance was the main entrance to Dover's Western Heights defences. Construction started in 1860 to replace the more basic Napoleonic era single bridge built over 50 years beforehand. This new entrance consisted of two drawbridges spanning over a double earthwork ditch with a central island known as a Tenaille in between them. Flanking these Ditches were underground gunrooms accessed ...
The Grand Shaft - Triple Helix Staircase at the Western Heights Dover - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
มุมมอง 6073 ปีที่แล้ว
The Grand Shaft, located in the Western Heights defences of Dover, is the only Napoleonic era triple helix staircase in the country. In 1804 Lieutenant-Colonel William Twiss was tasked with modernising the existing defences of Dover. Part of his plan was to create a fast means for troops to get from the barracks on top of the Western Heights to the town and defences below. Between 1806 and 1809...
Long and Short Casemates of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover. - Urban Exploring - Urbex - UK
มุมมอง 9793 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting the Long and Short Casemates of the Citadel, the largest fortification in the Napoleonic era Western Heights defences of Dover. Quick note before getting into the history, apologies, but I did get a bit of information incorrect. The first small room we start in was actually the kitchen area where the meals for the units were prepared, also the parts I say may be for light t...
Hoo ROC Post - Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
มุมมอง 5153 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting a Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post, or ROC Post for short. This one's located in Hoo in North Kent. In 1957 following the heightened risk of nuclear attack the British Government created the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO). They were responsible for providing civil and military authorities in the UK with essential information in the event of a...
Arrow Bastion in Dover - Napoleonic Defences of Dover Castle - Urban Exploring - Urbex - UK
มุมมอง 6073 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we're visiting Arrow Bastion in Dover. The East Arrow Bastion is located on the East side of Dover Castle between Hudson’s Bastion and the East Demi-Bastion (Both featured in previous videos of ours). It was constructed in the 1790’s and forms an important part of the defensive ring of fortifications surrounding the castle, providing gunfire across the fields to the east. It has direct un...
East Demi Bastion - Part of the Defensive ring around Dover Castle - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
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East Demi Bastion - Part of the Defensive ring around Dover Castle - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
North Centre Bastion - Western Heights - Dover - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
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North Centre Bastion - Western Heights - Dover - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
Merstham AAOR Bunker - Anti-Aircraft Operations Room - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
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Merstham AAOR Bunker - Anti-Aircraft Operations Room - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
Guildford Shaft. Part of the Napoleonic defences surrounding Dover Castle - Urbex - UK
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Guildford Shaft. Part of the Napoleonic defences surrounding Dover Castle - Urbex - UK
Hudsons Bastion, sally port, casemates and tunnels at Dover Castle - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
มุมมอง 7253 ปีที่แล้ว
Hudsons Bastion, sally port, casemates and tunnels at Dover Castle - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
Dover Detached Bastion East Gallery Tunnel and Surface Level - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
มุมมอง 6023 ปีที่แล้ว
Dover Detached Bastion East Gallery Tunnel and Surface Level - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
Dover Detached Bastion West Gallery Tunnel - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
มุมมอง 3083 ปีที่แล้ว
Dover Detached Bastion West Gallery Tunnel - Urbex - Urban Exploring - UK
Fort Clarence West Casemates in Rochester. Part of the Chatham Dockyard Defences - Urbex UK
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Fort Clarence West Casemates in Rochester. Part of the Chatham Dockyard Defences - Urbex UK
Dover Detached Bastion North-West Caponier/Casemates - Urbex UK
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Dover Detached Bastion North-West Caponier/Casemates - Urbex UK
Rosherville Gardens Chalk Cliff Staircase Entrance in Gravesend
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Rosherville Gardens Chalk Cliff Staircase Entrance in Gravesend
Visiting a small World War 2 Air Raid Shelter.
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Visiting a small World War 2 Air Raid Shelter.
World War 2 Air Raid Shelter in Medway
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World War 2 Air Raid Shelter in Medway
Second Part of the Converted Tram Tunnel in Gravesham
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Second Part of the Converted Tram Tunnel in Gravesham
Fort Amherst Caponier. Part of the Napoleonic defences of Chatham Dockyard
มุมมอง 6213 ปีที่แล้ว
Fort Amherst Caponier. Part of the Napoleonic defences of Chatham Dockyard
Rosherville Gardens Hermit Cave (not a Bear Cave)
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Rosherville Gardens Hermit Cave (not a Bear Cave)