Hayling Island's Abandoned Phoenix Caisson (part of Mulberry Harbour)

The massive Mulberry Harbour project saw the concrete structures being built along the South Coast of the UK. Hayling Island played its part by building a number of Caissons on the West of the Island next to the Ferry Boat Inn.
One of the Caissons failed and was towed to its resting place in 1944 where it has remained every since.
This area of Hayling Island is rich with WWII history, one of the many pill-boxes is shown late in the video. The area further inland is a nature reserve and a no-fly zone.

[@user-br2oy6sn2f]

Hi there. I have been looking for aerial footage of the Mulberry Harbour to use in a digital tour I am putting together about the WWII Hayling Heritage Trail. I will be composing the tour for the benefit of Heritage Open Days, a free yearly community festival held nationally. This year will be Havant's first event as part of the Heritage Open Days family. Could I please ask for your permission to use this footage within that tour please? Full credit for the footage will be given at the end of the video.

[@longmoormilitary-railway7620]

Yes, that is perfectly acceptable - you can also use my video on the AA site as well. Regards, Tim

[@user-br2oy6sn2f]

@@longmoormilitary-railway7620 Thank you very much, that's very generous of you! They'll be a great help to the tour!