At the back of Lade Pit, Lydd-on-Sea, are the three Listening Devices, Concrete Ears or Sound Mirrors, built in the1920’s and 30’s as part of a national early warning system against enemy aircraft. They are not normally open to the public. As part of Heritage Open Weekend, these could be visited on 14 September in a guided tour –some 200 people took the opportunity. We joined that tour, and walked the mile or so from Lade car park to the island in the lakes where these concrete installations are. The area is privately owned, and our guide explained it required about three days worth of paperwork to arrange visits. Dr Richard Scarth accompanied the tour and lectured at each one about its details –but such was the size of the crowd that we did not hear a great deal.
Monday, 15 September 2008
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Kent Coast in Pictures
Kent Coast in Pictures is a website run by Harold Wyld to illustrate the Kent coast from Dartford to Dungeness. The puropose is to illustrate the Kent coast, and some time ago Harold invited me to send him photos which might be of interest. Many of the photos on the site are by Harold, but there are several other photographers represented, including my good friend Gerry Costa. The coast is split into a number of sections. It is a gallery of illustrative photos rather than necessarily of high pictorial content, but it is highly informative when you want to get a view of what some parts of the coast are like. I've included one of my photos of Shakespeare Cliff in a storm here, plus a link to see the site. There's always room for more good coastal photos. Harold also produces the Walmer Web, a website containing local news in Walmer and Deal.
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Kingsdown Church
Some time ago I admired the silhouette of Kingsdown church when seen of an evening from the beach road near the Zetland Arms. Last night I tried a few shots: I shall try again in a misty light.
Monday, 1 September 2008
Romney Marsh and Dymchurch
Yesterday (Sunday) my walking group had a 13 mile walk from Hythe along the Royal Military Canal, then via Burmarsh along the sewers to Dymchurch: then back along the seafront, back across the fields to Botolph's Bridge and then through West Hythe along the other side of the canal to Hythe. No hills to speak of, very humid conditions, but a grand walk nevertheless. Sewers is the name given to the drainage dykes which criss-cross the Marsh. They do not carry sewage as we understandit. Lunch in Dymchurch was a bit uninspiring -I and two friends found a cafe where the best we could do was toasted cheese and ham sandwiches. A sunny morning, but threatening skies in the afternoon, but in fact we kept dry throughout. The canal is very pretty, used only by anglers at this distance from Hythe. I don't think I'd walk on Romney Marsh regularly, it can get uninteresting and is less scenic and more intensely farmed than the Oare and Faversham marshes.
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