London Defence Positions
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The London Defence Positions were a late 19th-century scheme of earthwork fortifications in the southeast of England, designed to protect London from foreign invasion landing on the south coast. The p
A view of Reigate Fort
Box Hill Fort.
Henley Fort overlooking Guildford in Surrey, showing its commanding position high on the North Downs.
Magazine at Reigate Fort in 2009
Caterham
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Caterham is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the mi
London Defence Positions
…trench lines joining the Defence Positions could be rapidly excavated on the outbreak of war. Related stores were set up at Tilbury, Warley and possibly Caterham. They were quickly viewed as obsolete, and all were sold off in 1907, with the exception of Fort Halstead, now used by DSTL. During World War I, part…
Caterham Valley's two churches: St. John the Evangelist in the foreground and the URC in the background
Apartment conversion of the 19th century Caterham Barracks.
Soper Hall: Council offices and public hall built in 1911 for Caterham Urban District Council.
All that remains of Saint Lawrence's Hospital