Maunsell fort

The Maunsell Forts are towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell. The forts were decommissioned during the late 1950s and later used for other activities including pirate radio broadcasting. One of the forts is managed by the unrecognised Principality of Sealand; boats visit the remaining forts occasionally, and a consortium named Project Redsands is planning to conserve the fort situated at Red Sands. The aesthetic attraction of the Maunsell forts has been considered to be associated with the aesthetics of decay, transience and nostalgia.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
fortified tower, sea fort, Royal Navy, British Army, United Kingdom, 

sea fort, 

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  Burbo Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Formby Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Queens Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  HM Fort Roughs ⓘ
  Maunsell navy fort off the coasts of Suffolk and Essex, United Kingdom

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  HM Fort Sunk Head ⓘ
  Maunsell sea fort

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  HM Fort Tongue Sands ⓘ
  Maunsell navy fort

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  HM Fort Knock John ⓘ
  Maunsell sea fort

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  Nore Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Red Sands Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Shivering Sands Army Fort ⓘ
  sea fort

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BRITAIN'S RIVER ANTI AIRCRAFT FORTS. BROMBOROUGH DOCK, 8 DECEMBER 1942, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 120 FT MAUNSELL ANTI-AIRCRAFT FORTS FOR USE IN THE MERSEY ESTUARY. A13265

Rough Tower

Rough Tower

Knock John Fort

Knock John Tower

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
site	fort		Burbo Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort		Formby Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort		Queens Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Roughs	Maunsell fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Sunk Head	Maunsell fort, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Tongue Sands	Maunsell fort, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Knock John	Maunsell fort, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Nore Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Red Sands Fort	British Army, Maunsell fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Shivering Sands Army Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
commons	image		BRITAIN'S RIVER ANTI AIRCRAFT FORTS. BROMBOROUGH DOCK, 8 DECEMBER 1942, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 120 FT MAUNSELL ANTI-AIRCRAFT FORTS FOR USE IN THE MERSEY ESTUARY. A13265		Commons
commons	image		Rough Tower		Commons
commons	image		Rough Tower		Commons
commons	image		Knock John Fort		Commons
commons	image		Knock John Tower		Commons