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"Strategically placed on the Essex peninsular, Coalhouse Point, this unique site has been developed as a defensive position from 1402. With a near 180 degree arc of fire across the bend in the River Thames at Stanford-le-Hope and back towards London this location was chosen as earthwork defenses, Henrician blockhouse and the Victorian Coastal Defence fortress which stands today."

I love the contrast between the fort and it's environment, a military building built for destruction and ruin now sat in a relatively peaceful protected piece of land on which people walk their dogs or have a picnic.

Description
"Strategically placed on the Essex peninsular, Coalhouse Point, this unique site has been developed as a defensive position from 1402. With a near 180 degree arc of fire across the bend in the River Thames at Stanford-le-Hope and back towards London this location was chosen as earthwork defenses, Henrician blockhouse and the Victorian Coastal Defence fortress which stands today."

I love the contrast between the fort and it's environment, a military building built for destruction and ruin now sat in a relatively peaceful protected piece of land on which people walk their dogs or have a picnic.