FORT ON BLYTH LINKS - List Entry

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Coastal defence fort. Late C19 in origin, remodelled 1914-18; some altera- tions 1939-45. Reinforced concrete; brick. The fort, built on and partly into a sand-dune hill, consists of a pair of gun emplacements facing seawards, a magazine and shell store built into the landward face of the dune, a shelter block to the south, and a Defence Electric Light director station and blockhouse to the north......Originally known as Fort Coulson after the Royal Engineer Captain responsible for its construction...."
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Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1041334
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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