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Post by DomingoDeSantaClara on Jan 2, 2021 18:16:15 GMT
This is something I come across on a regular dog walk,but its always been surrounded by scrub so not easy to get a good pic. Its finally been opened up but I'm not sure if its particularly rare or are there others about....anyone know what it is? First correct answer gets a free pen!!! (conditions apply,pickup only in Dorset)  |
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Post by bungo@mabungo on Jan 2, 2021 18:19:29 GMT
Airfield tower to shoot at low flying planes, there called 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun tower
The towers were placed near potential targets and were designed to put the guns high enough to spot low-flying enemy aircraft flying at 200 miles an hour and engage them.
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Post by bungo@mabungo on Jan 2, 2021 18:29:52 GMT
Heres one. Its about 40 ft tall  Winner gets my pen if I was correct on last one and if I was wrong I have a bottle of 2020 vintage cider bottle ,still full at the moment , pick up from Gordano services .  |
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Post by DomingoDeSantaClara on Jan 2, 2021 20:45:40 GMT
Airfield tower to shoot at low flying planes, there called 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun tower The towers were placed near potential targets and were designed to put the guns high enough to spot low-flying enemy aircraft flying at 200 miles an hour and engage them. Well done Bungo,it is indeed an AA tower,I think your one was ready to shoot down planes before they were even invented...thats what I call forward planning. |
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Post by VanWoman84 on Jan 2, 2021 21:39:06 GMT
Is it on MOD land? It looks like an observation tower to watch army manoevers.
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Post by bungo@mabungo on Jan 2, 2021 21:43:03 GMT
I dont think there were many planes in 1870 Mine is on forestry land , but has nothing to do with trees or planes ! |
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Post by VanWoman84 on Jan 2, 2021 21:52:04 GMT
Fire watch tower?
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Post by fenrisulfr on Jan 2, 2021 22:00:42 GMT
It's to commemorate the Irish Land Act or maybe the time that the best part of Maggie Thatcher was dribbling down her mummies thigh.
I'll get me coat........
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Post by bungo@mabungo on Jan 2, 2021 22:05:30 GMT
Its not a memorial or watch tower .
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Post by fenrisulfr on Jan 2, 2021 22:18:24 GMT
Its not a memorial or watch tower . The cider has my interest but more intelligence on the pic is needed before I can raise a suitable reply and please not some toffs place of conception. |
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Post by bungo@mabungo on Jan 2, 2021 22:22:19 GMT
It is part of an industrial plant, no jizzy getting wizzy conections .
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Post by bungo@mabungo on Jan 2, 2021 22:24:51 GMT
cider still up for grabs .
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Post by fenrisulfr on Jan 2, 2021 22:25:17 GMT
This is something I come across on a regular dog walk,but its always been surrounded by scrub so not easy to get a good pic. Its finally been opened up but I'm not sure if its particularly rare or are there others about....anyone know what it is? First correct answer gets a free pen!!! (conditions apply,pickup only in Dorset) I was going to say that it was Nicola Sturgeons start of a post-Brexit bridge to Europe from Peterhead before they ran out of Buckies but Pike might have been offended so I didn't say it...... |
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Post by fenrisulfr on Jan 2, 2021 22:26:55 GMT
It is part of an industrial plant, no jizzy getting wizzy conections . It's an oil shale chimney. |
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Post by valdez on Jan 2, 2021 22:29:16 GMT
how do get on the roof
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