Defensive Fortification - Abandoned Fort - Episode 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2016
- This historical documentary series was filmed some time ago!
The tunnels today are now locked and are not accessible to the public!
Our final location seems to be near fort Amherst, but it we dont know this and think we are lost in the lines
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Awesomely sharp video on this. Thanks for taking us along! Love your videos
Very cool oldFort! The workmanship is fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome vid! Excellent job presenting this exploration.
+B. Drew Collier many thanks for your support :)
Superb video mate, always enjoy an unexpected find
Great channel man, never fail to impress me
Nice video! Many thanks for documenting this history! Keep it up!
+Jack Taylor thanks for the support :)
Was looking forward to this video since the last one. Great explore mate :)
+DNA100 Studios™ thanks for the support :)
At the back of Whiffens Avenue Car Park, there is a main entrance with huge double doors
Looking forward to your new stuff guys loving these videos
Love this, thank you guys. 👍
Now thats a cool place. loved it. Excellent explore bro.
I'm so glad I stumbled across your channel.
Fantastic explore boys keep up the great work
Just started watching the channel and I'm loving it
+Tom W thanks for the support :)
Me too. I just can't find any justification for his beard. More Bunkers than Blowjobs definitely.
Great Video Keep Up The Good Work!!
terrific vid I enjoyed it a lot that place looks amazing thanks for showing it
Brilliant stuff gents, well done!
So many bricks
the bricklayers certainly knew what they were doing. the arching and vaulting is amazing. propee craftsmen and not forgeting the chippys who made all the templates too great stuff.thanks for sharing this history
Great adventure, really enjoyed it. Thanks for the effort.
+yellowboy1866 thanks for watching:)
Im amaized how nice it is in their and clean allmost untoutched , Great video
Great video guys!
+outliner2000 many thanks for your support :)
Top notch...as always :D
That is a terrific find!! No graffiti and no garbage.....Thanks for the video
Love your channel!
+After Hours Tv & Pc repair many thanks for your support :)
that was a substantial structure. A lot of work to lay all those bricks
Hi just enquiring if you have done any explorations in the Forest of Dean? Great videos by the way look forward to every new one thanks guys
what a fantastic accidental find! thank you for sharing, that was an awesome video!
+Bart Stormont thanks for watching and the support :)
Great explore.such a great find lads
+Zig-Zag thanks for the support :)
Cracking video as always mate! Could you not have kept going into the main part of Fort Amherst and exited that way rather than going back into the lines and reservoir?
Must have been a shock to suddenly find yourself in there, great find and great explore.
Impressive building and great find
Went there as a kid in the early eighties when the resevoir was still full ! great video didn't know this was still here I'd like to go back.
That's really cool I love exploring and I find this extremely interesting
Another great vlog folks...
I came across this fascinating film by accident, and at first, I thought you were in the dry moat of the very odd North Weald Mobilisation Centre, another of Palmerston's Follies, but in the middle of nowhere in Essex. Then you said Fort Amherst, and I thought 'Dickens country'. What a weird place that is - the big vaulted rooms, all derelict, are straight out of a nightmare.
The area you’re in around the 9:00 mark was used as a set in the filming of Dunkirk
That bowling green at 7:14 is the sports pitches for brompton and kitchener barracks. I think you are right i'm sure you can see the far collapsed part of that fort from fort amherst :) good video
I miss that whole area. About a year or two ago you used to be able to climb over a fence of a walkway down to the fort but they’ve made the fence higher now
Great to see a building with limited graffiti. Another great video
Sadly only just come across this video, me and my partner had explored the reservoir up to the drain pipe you climb, but this time we went looking for the spot you guys found a way in through and sadly it's now been closed up, we couldn't find any way in.. other than a track that leads directly to the fort but even then the windows have bars on them. So sad we didn't get in. We tried to go through the great lines and could see the wooden fence you guys ended up at before turning back but there's not really a way through up there ☹️ thanks for showing us what we didn't have the amazing opportunity of seeing first hand
That was amazing, what a find
Great find that place is MASSIVE !
+Thomas Morehouse thanks for the support :)
That was epic. What a great thing to find
enjoyed that one cool stuff guys
+Jason Sargent thanks for the support :)
awesome find guys ☺
Now that was an interesting place to check out guys, nice one.
+Ken Allen thanks for watching :)
Another nice find here
+n moughton many thanks for your support :)
great video
I would love to have a place like that as a house, keep it alive, but with all those awesome features!
Beautiful ancient architecture!
Really enjoyed that one. That fortification needs hangin on to.
+jackbox thanks for watching :)
Very very cool!
Wow, what a truly amazing place.
what a fantastic building,amazing
how old is that place ,vaulted ceilings ,massive and untouched to a large degree ,outstanding ! WOW
Very enjoyable, Indeed. A big thumbs up for the two of you. :DE
+Thomas McKee thanks for your support
Absolutely, and you have yet another subscribed and loyal fan :)
IKS Exploration - Fridays 10AM I like your German jacket you wear have you ever found a abandoned nazi Bunker?
In Calais France we went to some amazing locations, going back again soon for new explores
Cool, and I will be anxiously awaiting those to watch too :D
wow that fortification was amazing, my favourite video to date, id wouldn't have tackled those pipe climbs without a saftey line though you be careful eh ;-)
U can get a ordinance survey map on ur phone might help navigate off road. Luv ur content keep up the good work
+Byway Rider thanks for the support :)
I wish I owned that old building/bunker. I would try to find historical pictures of it when it was new and use those as a guide to renovate one room at a time. Eventually it would be ready for me to live in.
I'm sure you are allowed to walk around most areas of Fort Amherst you only pay to enter the guided tour tunnels, some areas are free to explore.. great video again, thank you.
That was great that was...wow!!
Rather interesting lads.
Regards, Australia.
hey iks great video :) i spent the nigth on an abandoned island and found a bunker going al the way under the ground and hasnt been touched by humans since 1984 im pretty sure you will love that place its in belgium
+ExploringAndMe sounds like a great place :) have you any photos maybe you can share on my Facebook group:)
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yes i got a few picturees i put them in the facebook group Urbex nederland and urbex and eenzaam en verlaten plekken you can always add me on fb then i can sent them to you its a gigantic bunker when i was there it reminded me of the places you often visit
+ExploringAndMe will check it out :) thanks :)
I was there on thursday the 29th. I wonder if I was there the same day as you. There were loads of cars parked in there. I don't know what was going on. I had to run at one point as I was spotted.
Great find! Did you find any information on this place? It would be very interesting to hear how old it is and any history on it.
It is Napoleonic era,built to protect the Medway towns(Chatham,Gillingham) against French invasion.
There are similar fortifications around Dover but on a much smaller scale than this one.
They were built by civilian and military builders under the supervision of the Royal Engineers.There were corners and areas that drew the invader into killing spots with no places to hide from fire.The defender could move around the entire interior wall of the fort without exposing themselves to enemy fire,and the top had a 360 degree arc of cannon fire that covered the river Medway.
Check out this site on Google earth and you can see the shape and scale of it.
Here you go, enjoy... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Amherst
Simon Ward Thank you!
what was this place used for. looks like many people might have lived there at one point. or that it was quite grand with all the fireplaces and arched doorways
Could you imagine living 8n something like this. Restore it to its proper glory and make part of it a home to live in to protect it. Who knows what hidden gems are in there. A metal detector would find some very unique items. I talk about stuff like this with the WW2HISTORYHUNTER. He is a really great guy. I can't say enough how I love your channel. You find some of the most interesting places. I hope I get better soon. I keep saying I'm going to Camp Grant here in Rockford. It was a WW1 boot camp and in WW2 training camp that all the medics in WW2 were trained and it was also a German prison of war camp for prisoners from the Afrika Corps and the U-109 prisoners were taken here. There is a massive artillery range and a Rifle and pistol range also with a few pill boxes still standing. Unfortunately my health won't let me go there. I hope I can get there before it's my time. I will do everything in my power to get there again to video tape it. On I'm old there is no video tape but yeah I want to record it. I'm also going to go to the rifle range to collect the projectiles to use to make new projectiles to use in my Endfield rifles, K-98 and my other military firearms. I want to use vintage projectiles to remelt the lead to make new bullets for my correct time period military firearms. I am really hoping that this new medication will help prolong the enviable so I can share it with the world. I haven't come across anyone who has done this and put it on TH-cam. I don't know why because it is a big part of the war efforts here in the United States.. carry on with your great adventures with your wonderful friends. Chris , Fez, Adi and all the rest of your friends that go with you are lucky people and must hold a special place in your heart. It's great to see that you have such loyal mates. I'm near the end and all the loyal mates I thought I had don't come around anymore. Even my blood brother and nephew don't come around. That's ok because my wife and my pup bella the boston terrier will be by my side to the end. The funny thing is I'm good with it. As long as I have you folks to watch and I can keep learning I'm fine with the final outcome. None of my subs know that I am sick and I made sure that they subbed your channel. I don't want this to get out to them that I'm sick. If they find out through my comments on your channel then the cats out of the bag. I know you don't talk about your subs so I know I'm safe. The WW2HISTORYHUNTER has done a video about me and related it into his own life. And I got a few hundred subs from all around the world. Unfortunately TH-cam has taken down most of my gunsmithing and ammunition reloading videos. Almost 60 of them. It cost me a lot of money to create those videos and my views went from 405,398 views to 4,614 views. That really made me mad. What can you do. Getting mad isn't going to do anything. I just wanted to leave a bit of me behind for the future so I'm not forgotten. Hopefully my nephew will come around some day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making some of the greatest videos. They have gotten me through tough times. Please don't say anything about me being sick. Like I said before you don't talk about your patreon supporters on your videos and that's why I said something just so you know how important your videos are. I hope that warms your heart a bit. Your videos are not just content to fill space. They are important. Cheers to you and all of the folk that you have on your channel. Sorry this was so long.
brilliant construction
nice video :)
I know this is a really late comment but nice parkour skills Ian and chris😂😂
take care at all times guys best wishes always
+Jason Sargent thanks for the support :)
Myself and a few friends did this place at night and also got stuck like you. That was scary stuff. Ian, you could've got out at around the 7:20 mark. Head towards the war memorial from there and there's a large gate easy enough to slip past ;)
yeah I found that snooping on Google earth
Watching from Canada good on boys
Hello Canada from Great Britain:)
awesome adventure
I love how little graffiti there is!
Probably because it's a pita to get to :P
Amherst Redoute I know it will, the Barracks/casemates the end room the one with the large hole in the ceiling very damaged, was caused by an accidental explosion. I believe it used to have a spigot mortar on the top during World War II.
or bren AA gun c1.staticflickr.com/9/8550/29708556363_d279d51a36_h.jpg
it Kind of has the look of am old church. amazing find!!
+irish prick thanks for watching :)
IVE BEEN THERE!! There's some REALLY dark stairs going into a big room (and possibly a few tunnles) nearby
Squatters probably, but yeah it is disappointing to see fires. btw if you're ever in Nova Scotia for who knows what reason, check out Beaverbank radar base. "Amazing" condition and it's huuuuge.
Epic explore guys! Think that was bomb damage to the buildings?
+Cornish Mine Explorer yeah I believe the damage to the last casemate was from German bomb. I found out about this one the way home, after calling a friend about what we explored that day :)
Nice fort🥰
How can amazing old building like this exist and not be looked after by the council? This could be a tourist attraction, so maintenance could even pay for itself, crazy.
+DJBusinessCake1 yeah it's very bad
Can you please go to the old abandoned train tracks at Hillifilds park in gillingham Kent, I've been there loads of times it's really good. It brings you out to Asda when you go over the bridge to Asda you have to crawl because there's cameras that notifies the police. But it would make a good video. By the way I'm loving the videos I'm a new subscriber definitely ❤️❤️❤️
Sounds cool :) I'm interested:)
That is the unrestored section of Fort Amherst which is due to be opened to the public in the next few years if funding goes through and all the people breaking in there and damaging it doesn't screw up the bid or burn up the resources and finances needed! People clambering over brickwork that needs restoration, lighting fires, ripping out window-frames, etc. has caused much deterioration to the area over the last decade or two. :(
just shows you these are the places that are found or known about! imagine the places that they (the establishment) choose to keep secret
is this in gillingham near Chatham i can see the penegan i need to know were this is i would love to go its should be right next to my college midkent
oh you just got a good outdoor smart phone tho . (since u watched my video and told me that you are makeing similar videos im always looking at yours :) ) I will buy a similar outdoor smartphone :D well . Great Video and stay savety . Greetings from germany
+MTB-G Marl thanks for watching:)
neat place. how old are these ruins? the architecture looks very similar to some American Civil War forts that i grew up exploring in my hometown.
+Speedj2 they must date from around 1800s please see links to websites in description :)
Of all the places to leave dirty nappies lol. Madness.
+Godless Gauntlet real crazy and why there :S lol
Were the floor beams for the second story intentionally removed or did the deteriorate over time ?
This kinda reminds me of my grandads POW camp in Poland. If you google or search TH-cam for the forts at Torun or Thorn, they were built as defences for the Prussians. The Nazis turned all of them into POW camps, horrible conditions but some of them survive and still have POW graffiti :) you should check them out
Obviously an old Napoleonic barracks like crown hill barracks near Plymouth which is open to the public to view. It's a shame they don't clear that site and open it up to the public with some history about the place
2:39 the divisional insignia for the 130. Panzer Division Lehr.
pretty easy to follow your progress on Google earth too, found your viewpoint 😉 .Looks like the easiest exit shared a name with a media tycoon
If anyone wants to go there it's Medway reservoir in Chatham/gillingham it's a great place to go trust me I've been going for years just be careful
i like it
when I watch through your videos, I think you are better epuiped with the german uniforms and epuipment than any german soldier XD
+Dan J. Hin lol thanks for watching :)
Anyone else here what sounds like a voice at 8:29 through 8:40?
Al Capone to me it sounded like screaming 🤔😮
Al Capone I did hear, I think it was just some kids messing around
Al Capone yeah
A few seconds after he says there's people around. Come on, people...
Al Capone I did
there is a r.o.c. post in horsham west Sussex and its open and has a lot of stuff in
+zacking VLOGS sounds interesting:)
it's in chesworth farm :) love the vids by the way
+zacking VLOGS many thanks for your support :)
It's ok you are the bet
best
Those rooms at the bottom of the staircase are rather sinister - and I don't really know why. They rather resemble the weird structures in the works of M.C. Escher. I do know I would not go there at night.
Went there on Monday, still untouched with the odd bits of graffiti unfortunately. Round the corner from there is a row of old cannons. IKS if you go back check it out, pretty amazing.