Maunsell Sea Forts Collection

Located off shore on the Thames estuary, the Maunsell Sea Forts are some of the most bizarre-looking structures. They are named after the civil engineer that designed them, Guy Maunsell. The forts had a very short but intense life during World War II when Great Britain faced serious attacks from the Luftwaffe. There was little that could be done on land to counteract the on-going attacks on the naval infrastructure. The Maunsell Sea Forts were built in 1942 and decommissioned in the 1950’s. They were left abandoned in 1958 but some of them still stand to this day. Although collectively known as Maunsell forts, there are two distinct designs with different purposes. Closer to the mainland there were three-three army forts on the Thames estuary and on the Mersey. Further offshore there were another four naval forts in the Thames estuary. The army forts consisted of seven circularly shaped forts that were connected through a walkway. The naval forts have two cylindrical towers that are united by a gun platform above. https://maunsellseaforts.com/

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