STEEM WARS: DAY 3: My Home Town - Dover, Kent: TeamGB - StormUK69

My Home Town is DOVER, Kent - Home of two very famous landmarks.
Dover Castle and the White Chalk Cliffs.

I have been out this morning taking snaps that will give you a little insight into my great Town and a trip into the History books.

DEFENDING THE COUNTRY: NAPOLEON AND HITLER

My favourite place to visit are the "Western Heights" of Dover.
A fortified location that was first created to stop The French from invading in 1870.

This was modernised and extended in 1940 to fend off attacks from the Germans.

In the picture above you can see the ammunition stores that sit below the Gun Battery.

This is one of the 3 stairways that runs from the Ammunition stores up to the Guns on top.

Only the mounts are left behind and the Guns have long been removed.

If you look at the broken Concrete area you can see where the original guns were set 8ft into the ground.

The original Guns contained a 10" Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun.

These were upgraded during the German invasion to a modernised bolted down Gun which had better maneuverability than the original.

This is a picture of the modernised gun mount looking out into Dover Harbour and The English Channel.

The battlements were covered with non angular Grassy humps to camouflage the buildings to make them almost impossible to spot from Land, Sea or Air.

Spot the Battlements !!
Even on the zoomed in picture above you can barely make out where they are.

This is a section of the "Old Fort" built during the Napoleonic Invasion.

Would you fancy running the Gauntlet with Cannons and Guns poking through the Battlement slots ??!!

Again you can see the Grassy Tops used to Camouflage the buildings from the German Planes.

A GREAT BRITISH HERO: CAPTAIN MATTHEW WEBB

The above Photograph is a Bust of the very heroic Captain Matthew Webb proudly looking out across the English Channel.

Webb was the first person unaided to achieve what was thought to be impossible
Completing the 21 Mile Swim in an agonising 21 Hrs 45 Mins on the 24th August 1875.

He Died 24th July 1883 attempting to Swim through the Whirlpool Rapids of Niagara Falls.
A feat many thought Suicidal which unfortunately proved correct.

MODERN DAY: BANKSY

The picture was mysteriously created overnight causing sensation in the Town.

It was created after Britain decide to vote for Brexit.

Here the Workman can be seen chipping away our member star from the European Flag !!

I do hope that you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed creating it.

As always Resteem : Upvotes & Follows are greatly appreciated.

With Love..... Uncle Storm