yen_powell Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 As I had put my tyres on yesterday, today was a test ride to make sure my wheel weren't going to fall off, nor the tyres deflate. I was going to take a ride to Canterbury, never been there, my licence has, some nonsense about not being allowed to cross double white lines, but I haven't. The weather report (lying fuckers) suggested that it was going to rain in Kent, so instead I decided to take a look at a bit of Suffolk coast. The pictures below, in no particular order are, Bawdsey Beach, then the old WW2 defences at Bawdsey Hall, plus the Napoleonic era defences at the same place. I thought there was only a single Martello tower, but walking back to my bike I saw what appeared to be two more across the fields. Finally Orford Castle. As I was approaching Bawdsey, the first thing I saw was what appeared to be yachts sailing across a field. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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XTreme Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Brilliant Yen! Are those Pill Boxes? When I was a kid they were littered across Swansea Bay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Finally - a yacht that I can afford.... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 15:14, XTreme said: Brilliant Yen! Are those Pill Boxes? When I was a kid they were littered across Swansea Bay! Expand Yeah i heard the druggies down there wouldn't pick up after them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 15:16, Sir Fallsalot said: Yeah i heard the druggies down there wouldn't pick up after them Expand No druggies back then......Swansea was a decent place to live in those days! Still remnants of WWII constructions there now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 15:14, Earache said: Finally - a yacht that I can afford.... Expand Not even locked up, must be a courtesy row boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 15:14, XTreme said: Brilliant Yen! Are those Pill Boxes? When I was a kid they were littered across Swansea Bay! Expand Pillish. Apparently most of them have been washed away here. They used 6 inch Royal Navy guns taken from scrapped WW1 ships, in case ze Germans came across the North Sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 15:44, yen_powell said: Pillish. Apparently most of them have been washed away here. They used 6 inch Royal Navy guns taken from scrapped WW1 ships, in case ze Germans came across the North Sea. Expand Did you splash about in the mess there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 16:32, XTreme said: Did you splash about in the mess there? Expand No fear, didn't look too clever down there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 16:47, yen_powell said: No fear, didn't look too clever down there. Expand Letting the side down there Yen......sometimes you gotta take one for the team! What you say @Clive? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 It looks lovely there I think he did not want to do a @boboneleg and strip off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Some cracking stuff there Yen, I love the style of that castle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Wtf? Is that a skyscraper castle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 12/07/2021 at 12:44, Pedro said: Wtf? Is that a skyscraper castle? Expand Looks like it eh. And they didn't even have lifts. Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R. Allen Brown as "one of the most remarkable keeps in England", is of a unique design and probably based on Byzantine architecture. The keep stands within the earth-bank remains of the castle's outer fortifications. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orford_Castle to see inside 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Took me a while to find this thread, but I knew I'd been there when I saw the article. In today's paper one of the buildings in my run report is up for sale. 160k to you. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-12372761/Grand-Designs-World-War-Two-tower-holiday-home-views-zero-bids-sale.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Nice pad if you don't like visitors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Great location......but 160K for that is taking the piss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 05/08/2023 at 15:44, boboneleg said: Nice pad if you don't like visitors Expand Or windows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 05/08/2023 at 17:10, Pedro said: Or windows Expand It has a few small windows all around its a lookout tower which would be no good without windows LOL https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0089513,1.4326045,3a,60.7y,70.08h,91.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9slJfUNSmgw2bsZSiI2k3w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 05/08/2023 at 17:19, Sir Fallsalot said: It has a few small windows https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0089513,1.4326045,3a,60.7y,70.08h,91.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9slJfUNSmgw2bsZSiI2k3w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu Expand Oh ok, it's nice and airy now you point those out 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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