Apologies #Essex this one obviously got past us! 😬

Today (and every day) we honour all those personnel of the Royal Navy and British Army 🇬🇧 who served aboard - and in support of - the Maunsell Forts. We remember, too, all who have sacrificed to secure our hard-won freedoms. #LestWeForget

Maybe not at the moment though - it’s absolutely miserable out here! ☹️

We are always delighted to inspire artwork! 👍

Pretty much spot on - we do have a name though! 😆😉

Visiting the river? Don't leave behind your rubbish. 🚯🗑️ We're all responsible for keeping the Thames clean! Find litter picks near you ➡️ hubs.la/Q02ZgD0g0 #London #Kent #Essex #RiverThames #ThamesEstuary #DestinationThames

Someone oughta build some forts in the Thames estuary, eh?!! 😉😆

More-or-less accurate - not sure where this ‘air forts’ thing is coming from, though. 🤷‍♀️

Should be on *everybody’s* bucket list. We welcome careful and sensible visitors (but wait til the weather improves a bit, would be our advice!) 👍

Every year, Flo cares for Guy Maunsell’s grave. We wish her - and all our Twitter followers - a very happy Christmas! Have a good one, folks! 🎄🎅🏼l

We wish a very happy New Year to forts fans and followers, all. May 2025 smile on you and those you hold dear. 😉👍

A fine selection of photos to start the New Year, from Sarah, here… 👍

I'm hoping to take my new book on a trip around the coast after it comes out in May. If you know of any festivals, museums or groups that might like me to come and talk about #seaside architecture last century please let me know ☺️🌊

It is the end of my first week of self employment!& what a great start! From catching up with clients, to building new relationships, & preparing for my first written project of the year. It's been a good one! DMs open if you are in need of defence/historical research services

Now this, we like! 👍

A great comparison post from Flo here. Royal Navy fort U1 Roughs Tower (now Sealand) was sunk in place on 11th February 1942 in some 37ft of water, south east of #Felixstowe It is the northernmost of the four navy Maunsell forts and was decommissioned on the 14th June 1945.

Just to inform followers & anybody else interested - we intend increasingly being active on Blu Sky; so please do come find us there, if you’d like to. We’re not closing our presence here down (yet) - we’re just getting very tired of all the vocal poundshop fascists & p*rn bots!

Why not go along if you’re a fortsy type and in the area…?

Don’t be a dick, John - there’s a good chap! 🤮👎

Anybody out there got any wriggly tin for our East Anglian pals, please? Or know anyone who has? Thank you!