tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70951612283841975152024-03-16T01:09:44.719+00:00crapaudmaticThe crapaud with the camera aims to fill this blog with photos of Jersey - pics from around the wonderful Anglo-Norman Island.crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-71299101795724879292018-12-27T23:31:00.001+00:002018-12-27T23:31:52.271+00:002 shelters in St Peter's Valley - Gargate MillAt the bottom of Mont des Louannes, opposite Gargate Mill - therefore between Resistance Nest Hagebuttenpark (La Hague Manor - St George's school) and the "kernwerk" up the footpath Chemin de Gargate.<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"></span><br />
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Since they finished the new Million Pound Cyclepath, and with winter killing off the greenery, we can clearly see two shelter entrances from the main road.<br />
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A muddy parking area isn't too far away, near the bottom of Mont de l'Ecole. Hopping over the road, we set foot on the new path...<br />
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Crossing the bottom of Mont du Presbytere... <br />
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.. curvy path.. and a bit further along...<br />
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... to the right, the first of the two shelters.<br />
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Just a "wriggly tin" one, that's showing its age with a collapse and mudslide. Might be better to close this one off, sadly, in case off total collapse :( <br />
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And hiding behind an electrical installation, the second shelter... <br />
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... with a wall protecting the entrance. <br />
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With the usual litter.<br />
This one hasn't collapsed, but... <br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">.. for how much longer? The edge of the metalwork is visible outside. Just how strong is this stuff when it rusts away?</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com0Le Mont des Louannes, Jersey JE3, Jersey49.215111481663357 -2.172049842916635549.21446298166336 -2.1733103429166354 49.215759981663354 -2.1707893429166356tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-81920135963600341282018-03-18T23:20:00.001+00:002018-03-18T23:20:42.280+00:00Bunkers at Nicolle Tower, Mt Ube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a great site to explore, although beware of disturbing anyone renting out the tower. In the winter months it's less likely that anyone will be home, and there are fewer weeds to battle through. So, a nice late winter day is the time of choice.<br />
If you can make your way to the corner of La Blinerie lane, head up the very obvious footpath up the signposted NT(J) hillside...<br />
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.. and a dolmen is waiting for you (see <a href="http://www.prehistoricjersey.net/Le_Mont_Ube.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prehistoricjersey.net/Le_Mont_Ube.shtml</a>). If you prefer your history to be mid 20th century, jog on through the woodland to the left of the field between the dolmen and the tower...<br />
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There may still be a rope swing to amuse any little ones you may have with you. Keep going, taking the high path nearerst the field above. First you'll easily see a half buried bunker entrance.<br />
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Next, close by and again right by the path, something really rather unusual for Jersey woodland. Some kind of hybrid shelter/observation post?<br />
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Without all the trees around here, there would be a view of the flat land at Longueville which could conceivably have been a potential parachuting landing area?<br />
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Inside, turning left after entering, the usual evidence of al fresco alcohol consumption..<br />
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.. looking back to the way in. A ground collapse has blocked the other entrance.<br />
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If you keep on going, taking the high path to the right, you'll eventually emerge in the Nicolle Tower's field, along the access track to the tower. And what a site it is up here! This south-east shot shows the inland light (1896) further along Mont Ube, and you'll see a Conway tower at Platte Rocque, Seymour Tower out at sea, and Normandy coastline in the distance.<br />
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To the west, views over the land reclamation at La Collette, all the way to Noirmont headland with its own Martello-like Tower. <br />
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So here's the tower, a folly that can be rented from the Landmark Trust (see the page at <a href="http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/nicolle-tower-9638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.landmarktrust.org.uk</a>), this side is what guests first see as they drive along the track towards it...<br />
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.. and around at the south-east side, the door.<br />
Its history is detailed at <a href="http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Tour_Nicolle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Tour_Nicolle</a><br />
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From the field, observe a bit of a dip in the corner of the hedge on the left... <br />
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.. oooh, looks bunkery...<br />
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... at the bottom the the steps, enter and turn right... <br />
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.. a domestic door looks amusingly out of place!<br />
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The other side (it's not locked), blocked off steps that would have led to access near the tower's door. On the right from this shot (eastwards)...<br />
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.. a wriggly tin shelter. So if the occupying forces came under attack, they could leg it out of the tower, straight down the steps and dive left into the safety of this space. <br />
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Any other concrete up here? Oh yes! Head over the field in front of the tower... not much to be seen at first sight... <br />
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.. but then there is! This is, apparently, more of a contender for the Obs Post for the nearby batterie Seeckt than the tower itself. <br />
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Looking back to the tower.<br />
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Inside, it's a steep climb down, too much for my creaking old legs, stressed as they are from supporting my obesity :)<br />
Without 70 years worth of tree growth up here, this position would have been adequate for great sea views.<br />
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A couple of lesser known items, then. Not far from the dolmen, if you venture into private land you would easilly find the rusting remains of a Pak (field gun) emplacement, of the sort housed in a fake summer house...<br />
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.. in danger of falling down an eroding cliff face. See <a href="http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=179018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here (forum.axishistory.com)</a> for more.<br />
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And finally, there's a shelter so well hidden, I can't imagine many people will have seen it at all. It's on the bend of the track in the tower's field. You would need to climb up a couple of feet of bank, make your way along and push through bushes to find this entrance...<br />
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.. we're looking southwards here.<br />
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The shelter itself heads off to the right, westwards, right underneath the track. Bonus points to anyone who crawls in and puts the first photos online! Shane? :)<br />
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A good historical walk up here, wouldn't you say? Have fun!<br />
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<i>Return to <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/09/visits-to-ww2-german-bunkers-in-jersey.html">bunkers index page</a></i> crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com0Rue au Blancq, Jersey49.1737078811845 -2.071158885955810549.173058881184495 -2.0724193859558104 49.1743568811845 -2.0698983859558107tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-80674446830503886892018-03-12T12:00:00.000+00:002018-03-13T21:31:41.029+00:00Batterie Seeckt, Rue au Blancq, Grouville HillThe 319 Infantry Division Battery Seeckt was just north of Rue au Blancq, over the fields from the present day estate Clos de Roncier (which was built on the site of a wartime camp for Russian forced labour, Lager Rommel). The whole site is private land, but I took it upon myself to pay a respectful visit (no damage caused) so that you don't have to :)<br />
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Thanks to the CIOS, a map shows the layout. The big arrow points to Nicolle Tower, where the obs post for this battery is in a hedge over a field from the tower. The four 10cm field guns (9.7km range) appear to have been positioned in the fields, no concrete involved.<br />
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The three O-with-an-arrow symbols were the 2cm flak guns, at least two of these were on concrete structures which remain today. The one right next to the lane is completely buried, if there was every anything there. The other two symbols mark the position of defensive light machine guns.<br />
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A map from the present day.<br />
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Heading down a track, from our starting point at the housing estate, we eventually reached what we were aiming for - a big wide hedge in the center of this flat area <i>(looking south-east in this shot, towards the lane)</i>...from recent experience this can only mean one thing - a farmer won't want to waste a scrap of land without good reason...<br />
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.. and voila, there's concrete there.<br />
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Inside, a collection of agri-junk, and interesting paintwork.<br />
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If you decide to scramble upwards...<br />
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.. this is getting interesting!<br />
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Nice, a protected flak gun emplacement.<br />
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Some original woodwork survives to this day.<br />
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The trapezoid shaped gun mount... and around to the left...<br />
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.. watch out, something felt odd underfoot here, could be a rotten board over a drop, or maybe not.<br />
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A little more to the left, looking back towards the steps.<br />
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Looking left over the fields over towards the Clos de Roncier. <br />
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Heading West, over the next field, and near some houses, an old ablutions block in the corner has lost its roof...<br />
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.. not much to see in there.<br />
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Same structure, from a little farther along the side of the field - from right next to...<br />
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.. another wide hedge, hiding more concrete.<br />
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Two rooms down there. From the map above, it seems one of the flak guns was on the flat roof here.<br />
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The other room. It would have been a bit of a dirty scramble to get down there, too much for my old legs at the time.<br />
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So, now you've seen it, you don't need to go along yourself.... you've seen it all before out west anyway :)<br />
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On a previous posting, JB kindly commented : "please be aware the owner of the land lives in the house overlooking it and he doesn't want visitors. I interviewed him a few years ago and he said too many dog walkers had ruined it for everyone. You may be interested to know that there were 3 such positions, part of another survives and it looks suspiciously like the remains of another is also buried there.<br />
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A small toilet/wash room remains also but is in terrible condition.<br />
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The flak position is indeed unique as it has a crew room underneath, mostly built in red brick...Batterie Ludendorf has 2 similar Flak positions but no crew rooms under them." - thank you JB!<br />
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A very obvious bunker is probably the first one you think of. <br />
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It's a type 670 casemate bunker where a field gun was installed. Behind it, a tunnel (<i>"HO17 Mole Verclut" with several rooms near the front here</i>) curves around to...<br />
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.. the exit behind the rock, amongst all this mess.<br />
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The exit door.<br />
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OK, what else is fairly well known? The path up the hill leading to Flicquet has pieces of old railway track to block access to any liberating forces, I believe that's quite well known. <br />
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And you can't really miss this one as you drive towards the cafe...<br />
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.. did you spot the entrance on this side though? <br />
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The curvy bit at the front was probably a mortar pit? Or MG? Expert info welcomed, please comment :)<br />
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Maybe you've wondered about this door...<br />
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.. which goes through to here...<br />
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.. yes, that looks rather German in there.<br />
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Spotted this one by the public toilets?<br />
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Looking back, it's obviously of WWII origin.... a store or shelter?<br />
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Ok, more obscure now. See that wall on the right?<br />
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Worth a little climb up...<br />
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.. turning right, oh this is looking bunker-ish!<br />
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Not much headroom in here... bent over double I made my way to the far end and found...<br />
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.. yet another 'wriggly tin' shelter. Now, to the right of here, but I don't recall any internal connection... <br />
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.. is yet more concrete. In the middle of this pic...<br />
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.. looking inside.<br />
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On the left of the pic before, hidden inside the greenery, a half blocked entrance. This was a fairly recent find, for me!<br />
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Want more? Get climbing... there are steps opposite the new bus shelter...<br />
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.. up there, sorry to say I'm not sure what this was all about.<br />
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.. but keep going to above the cafe, and hooray, a defensive position...<br />
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.. with side store.<br />
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Looking towards Fliquet.<br />
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If under attack, the soldiers could run along inland to a shelter...<br />
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.. where somebody has made themselves a home...<br />
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.. closer. Looks like there's probably a wriggly tin shelter in there, but we obviously weren't welcome.<br />
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Nice views up there though, well worth a climb on a windless day. View to Flicquet...<br />
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.. and here's the end of the breakwater.<br />
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Comments and extra information welcomed... it's not tricky, and would be much appreciated... thank you :)<br />
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I did climb up the rock back in 2009, so there are more photos at <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/04/climb-up-above-st-catherines.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/04/climb-up-above-st-catherines.html</a><br />
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Rough treatment damages historic bunker at Sorel Point.</h3>
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The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JerseyKartMotorClub/" target="_blank">Jersey Kart & Motor Club</a> are extending and modifying their track at the Loop Road, Ronez Point (A.K.A. "Sorel A" to those interested in the occupation). They say they are not removing or covering up the twin entrance twin bunker here, in fact they have uncovered it. It's interesting to see the top of the bunker and see its size from the outside, and how with two entrances it is in fact completely symmetrical.<br />
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The smaller structure (water tank? Generator housing?) to the side has been filled in. What concerned me more is the damage the diggger has caused to the edges of the concrete...<br />
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.. here very obvious on the east side entrance.<br />
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Looking west, we can finally see how this entrance is the exact mirror of the clear entrance on the other side.<br />
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Looking east-ish. More edges scraped. I'm quite disappointed with this damage! This is a historic, heritage structure, and the Club has failed to look after it. Shame on them.
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Take a look inside and see how it used to be at <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html</a><br />
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Near the end of the track to Batterie Moltke at Les Landes, lies a trio of Flak gun bunkers - forming the triangle of positions on the right side of this Google Maps shot. All three are similarly aligned, but not quite exactly.<br />
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Plan of the 3.7cm <i>Flak</i> 37 bunkers - steps each side lead down to a crew room.<br />
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The first one to visit (most easily found via the 'beaten track') has a view of St.Ouen's Bay... <br />
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.. looking back. Nice and clean, because so many people have a wander about.<br />
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The north steps are filled in...<br />
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.. but the south steps look promising after we'd cleared away some greenery... <br />
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.. going down...<br />
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.. ah. Who wants to crawl over this? My nimble assistant volunteered...<br />
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.. and turned right to find the crew room fairly clean of graffiti or trash - just a bit of rubble.<br />
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Looking back.<br />
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The north end...<br />
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.. and the rubble filling in those steps. A human chain could probably clear most of this in a couple of hours :)<br />
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And so, another crawl back to daylight.<br />
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Looking east from this first bunker, a grassy mound from where rifle enthusiasts shoot at...<br />
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.. targets 1000 yards away over the model aircraft site and a ringstand ("Tobruk") bunker. I'd be lucky to hit the target at all, let alone a bull's eye!<br />
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The second position is just off the north side of the road, a few more weeds to battle through to get here. No-one seems to wander around in this one, so it's getting slowly covered over by nature. Both sets of steps are well filled in.<br />
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The third bunker is just west of another grassy patch which is the 900 yards part of the shooting range. Mostly surrounded by gorse, you can reach this one from the model planes runway direction (just left of center in this shot). The two short walls giving a zig-zag access are free standing, not tied into the rest of the structure, and some of them are leaning a little. I speculate that they were built after the guns were put in place, sealing them in somewhat?<br />
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This one might be crawl-able too, but, you know, seen one and you've seen 'em all ;)<br />
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It was at this point that I finally noticed the groove in the gun mounting.<br />
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<i>(never did work out whether the C is required or not, although recent roadsigns suggest no C)</i><br />
This was located in the peaceful bay...<br />
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.. behind St.Catherine's breakwater.<br />
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The Resistance Nest was tasked with defending the island from a liberating invasion as always, and also to protect the building housing the Jersey end of a telegraph cable to France which was still operational and useful to the occupying forces.<br />
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The excellent <a href="http://www.jerseywartours.com/Research/bunkers/WN%20Fliquet/" target="_blank">jerseywartours.com WN Fliquet</a> page <i>(I can't compete without a drone!)</i> tells us there were two machine guns, a mortar, a 10.5cm field gun and a small searchlight here.<br />
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A truncated Conway tower (1780s) was put into use by the Germans - spot the door a little stronger than the original 18th century ones!<br />
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.. and another doorway on the inland side.<br />
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.. an entrance to a shelter.<br />
And up on the bank there...<br />
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A little way up the lane is the cable house. Someone doesn't want you to look inside.<br />
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On the other side of the tower is this small concrete structure...<br />
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.. but it's not worth borrowing their garden for a few moments, as there's nothing much to see up there.<br />
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Next, we headed up the hill.<br />
"What an anchor", she mumbled. I may have misheard.<br />
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A little higher, we had a view of the sealed up top of the tower, that requires no drone to see :)<br />
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Again, do check out <a href="http://www.jerseywartours.com/Research/Artillery%20Batteries/Batterie%20Haesler/" target="_blank">jerseywartours.com Batterie Haesler</a> for information on"14./ HKAR 1265" and its 4 x 15cm K18 field guns with a 15.5 mile range, and the multi purpose defence gun now on display outside the Jersey War Tunnels.<br />
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The battery was situated in fields on the headland between Rue de La Coupe and Rue de La Perruque, to deal with any threat coming from the nearby French coast from the summer of 1944 onwards. Until August '44 the batterie had been in Guernsey (Batterie Scharnhorst). There were 2 heavy and 4 light machine guns to defend the battery, along with 3 x 5cm mortars and 2 x 2cm Flak 38 guns, also a 1.1m searchlight.<br />
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Locations of all the bits and pieces. The obs post looked like it might coincide with a structure I found on an old map, the site of a promising bulge in the hedge seen on aerial maps <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@49.2297517,-2.0265279,31m/data=!3m1!1e3" target="_blank">like this</a>. We decided to pay a visit so that you don't have to... <br />
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.. and found just wooden ruins of an old shed! Didn't spot anything else of interest...<br />
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.. except nice views of the breakwater...<br />
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So, this is one of those batteries where there's no point 'trespassing' <i>(we broke no laws)</i> because there's not a lot to see! <br />
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It's like looking in the mirror, but I don't remember sitting for this portrait :)<br />
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It's in Waterworks Valley - Le Don Sinkins to be precise - and designed to be the climax of 1km trail featuring other willow works of art depicting the life cycle of the crapaud.<br />
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It was created by willow sculptor Michelle Caine and Alcindo Pinto, a local naturalist who also works with willow, in conjuction with National Trust for Jersey.<br />
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12ft high, and very impressive!<br />
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Find it <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@49.2223033,-2.1322371,31m/data=!3m1!1e3" target="_blank">here.</a>crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com0St Lawrence, Jersey49.22235527269207 -2.132248878479003949.222031272692071 -2.1328793784790041 49.222679272692069 -2.1316183784790037tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-86335031980358811872017-03-26T20:09:00.000+01:002018-03-13T20:20:56.262+00:00Spring QuizOK then bunker experts, where where we and what did we uncover after lots of battling with ivy and brambles here? Steps up to square-ish position with lots of little storage alcoves (some original wood remaining) and a trapezoid (like the base of a long triangle where well over half has been chopped off the top pointy end) weapon mounting position in the middle. Looks like nobody had been here for many years. Yeah private land, but that doesn't seem to stop us.<br />
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I'll tell you where when I'm sufficiently convinced anyone cares :)<br />
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Aaaaand... it's <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2018/03/batterie-seeckt-rue-au-blancq-grouville.html" target="_blank">here </a>crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-32443009574390918152016-12-26T23:43:00.000+00:002016-12-27T11:23:37.887+00:00Resistance Nest Kempt TowerA WWII resistance nest was created by the occupying German forces in and around the 1834 Martello Tower in Jersey's St.Ouen's Bay which (the tower) was named after Sir James Kempt, the Master-General of the Ordnance from 1830-34. The tower, of the same design as some English ones <i>(as is the case at La Collette too)</i>, has concrete in evidence at the ground level entrance (to the floor housing the kitchen and toilets) and up on top there were MG positions.<br />
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The excellent resource which is <a href="http://www.jerseywartours.com/Research/bunkers/WN%20Kempt%20Tower/" target="_blank">Jersey War Tours</a> has some great shots of the bunkers here (including aerial ones) but I'll also chip in, as I do things slightly differently and have something new to offer :)<br />
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The most noticeable hulk of a bunker is at the end of one of the sea-side car parks along the bay. Notice there's something concrete (with metal plate?) near the car park entrance. <br />
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Closer, and I find it interesting how the wooden shuttering was arranged for the concrete pour. It's almost as if a vertical section here was a gap originally, which was filled in later! <br />
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Not sure what the slightly sloping construction was here, it looks like it may have been open originally and filled in post war?<br />
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Left a bit.. the entrance to the Jäger type casemate, and on the right some rungs led up to an open position (or tank turret?) which has been filled in.<br />
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Up the grassy slope and it's easy to hop up onto the roof, looking south. Note the summer house in front of the Martello tower - more on this later. <br />
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In the other direction, north, showing the car park and the filled in position up top.<br />
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Strange outline here, what's this all about?<br />
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The business end of the Jäger type casemate, where a 10.5cm field gun would be providing flanking fire along the bay.<br />
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Bit of a problem with the invasive species <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpobrotus_edulis" target="_blank">"Hottentot Fig" (or pigface!)</a> here.<br />
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Some convenient steps here allow us to trot down to the beach and look back at this bunker - note the two MG positions built into the anti-tank wall.<br />
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The bunker taken from a summer house inside a fenced area. I won't bore you with my interpretation of "private land" too much, but I invaded no-one's privacy nor caused any damage. One side of the fence is pretty much the same as the other. If it was more of a garden then I probably wouldn't have gone in.<br />
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The summer house door sports a sign that says "Please do not force this door. It is not a German bunker but a weekend bungalow and there are no German relics inside."<br />
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From the tiny bungalow, the owner can count themselves very fortunate to enjoy a view like this, which also shows the old cannon platform in front of the tower. <br />
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A German track from the bungalow (which was a search light position) runs down to...<br />
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(note corner of some more concrete, more in a moment)<br />
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.. the 606 type bunker where the light was kept.<br />
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Entrance well secured.<br />
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If the land owner here wants any help with the weeds, I'd be one of the volunteers in return for a look inside his bunkers.<br />
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The other end of the other concrete building seen from the searchlight track, storage/shelter for what?...<br />
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.. looking inside at a load of post war rubbish I presume. <br />
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Behind, the top of another bunker, up a little mound, and an escape shaft from...<br />
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.. another secured bunker, a type 646 water supply bunker. I hadn't noticed that they had escape shafts before, so that was a new one for me.<br />
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A plan of the 646 from an interesting thread at <a href="http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=152387" target="_blank">axishistory.com</a>. Type 646 bunkers in Jersey are the "Brunnenstand" type, built over a well, with water pumped<br />
into a small watertank - the "Wasservorratsstand" version just housed a larger watertank for storage only. The external recess to the left of the door is a "Zapfstelle", a dispensing station for filling containers from a tap.<br />
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The forum thread tells us there are/were 8 in Jersey :<br />
1 - at Wn. Lewis Tower, within the old Chateau Plaisir, now demolished. <br />
2 - at Wn. La Crabiere, sealed.<br />
3 - at Wn. Kempt Tower, locked up (this one).<br />
4 - at Wn. High Tower, locked up with grill gate.<br />
5 - at Wn. Steps 43, locked up (El Tico parking).<br />
6 - at Wn Düne, buried (near second car park along, up to Mont a la Brune).<br />
7 - at the Kernwerk, still in use.<br />
8 - believed to be at Wn. La Carriere, as some former soldiers remember collecting water from a bunker in this area and a corner of a bunker was 'discovered' while water mains were being laid there.<br />
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OK, back to public land and a car park over the road from the tower, here we see parts of a U/WaKoFest shelter...<br />
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.. and one entrance looks like it may be possible to crawl into. Not me, thanks!<br />
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However, along the main road towards the end of Chemin de L'Ouziere, and there's another U/WaKoFest shelter (<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/uwakofest-shelters-and-double-ringstand.html" target="_blank">see my blog posting about some other U/WaKoFest shelters for more details</a>) where there's a bit of a hump in the roadside path.<br />
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The open position at the southern end of this one...<br />
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.. and when we took a look down there we were astonished to find it open for a crawling entry - had no idea this was possible!<br />
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First time I've ever got down and dirty to crawl into a bunker, I have to admit :) Some nice webs to brush out of the way, suggests not many people venture in here very often.<br />
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The other entrance has been blocked (literally) up. Lots of broken glass here, wear sturdy footwear. Note the original camo paint still present.<br />
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Just before the gas lock, drain quite obvious. In we go, turning left...<br />
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.. and here's the gas lock. A 180 to look back...<br />
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.. where we came from..<br />
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.. and a sidestep to the left leads us into the crew room, also facing north. Note the weird compressed paper boards they used to make the crew rooms more homely with (other rooms left with bare painted concrete). Ahead to see the storage area..<br />
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.. and to the right, the escape shaft looks like it's had its load of bricks removed...<br />
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.. well, not all of them.<br />
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Looking back (messed up shot out of focus, sorry). Mind your step here, there's a square drain hole in the middle of the floor you could twist your ankle in.<br />
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Back into the standby room, the "orbs" reveal we'd kicked up some dust caught in the camera flash. Strange to be deep in a bunker and hear traffic going past for a change! Another ankle trap drain in the middle of the floor here.<br />
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The entrance, closer. The metal doors were taken by the scrap dealers in the 1950s.<br />
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And so, back out we go. Bit of a struggle on a mound of soft earth, to get up through the partially blocked up gap, if you're as old and "carrying excess weight" and creaky as me!<br />
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Well that was a highlight of the trip for sure, wasn't expecting that at all. Well worth putting the dirty clothes in the wash for.<br />
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Finally, down to the seafront for one last bunker, an MG position..<br />
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.. with a firing position to the south here (as well as another to the north) ...<br />
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.. and a metal roof plate which escaped the attention of the scrap metal men.<br />
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Great to see the pebble camo still present after all these years.<br />
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So that's my look at WN Kempt Tower, hope you enjoyed the tour - commenting is easy if you have time to bother :)<br />
All the best for 2017 from this crapaud, have a fun bunker hunting new year!<br />
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Between the Scouts center and Jersey Gold on the 5 Mile Road is an area of land that may as well be like the rest of the public space around it, despite being private land. There's a ruin here but I've no idea what its story is.<br />
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Now, I'm not recommending you venture onto private land, that's entirely your decision. For what it's worth, my view on "trespassing" (there is no such offence in Jersey) is - if it's not invading anyone's privacy and you're not causing any damage, then land that isn't obviously a garden is fair game for exploration if no-one is using it or making any serious attempts to secure it. Where's the harm?<br />
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It's an easy open walk southwards from the ruin to an area adjacent to the scouts center, and look what we have here... looks like a bunker!<br />
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Actually, if you approach from the left you'll find yourself standing on another one! More of this later, let's look at the big one first.
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Might as well have a spoiler right now, because a quick study of the plan will help you follow my photos...<br />
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Here's an entrance next to a sloping flanking wall... let's have a quick scamper up there...<br />
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.. looking back, this is how close to the scouts center it is. It's also very close to the main road, but hidden from view from that direction.<br />
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Open observer's position at the top of the steep ramp. If there's one on the other side of the bunker, it was too deep in the greenery for me to find this time.<br />
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Back down below, nice to see an open door... <br />
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.. it would be rude not to go in :)<br />
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Somebody likes their Danger stickers.<br />
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Ahead, the other entrance is blocked up.<br />
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Roughly centrally on the left, a space which has a drain and a Guernsey example of this type of shelter still features shower pipework.<br />
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Left again, another door, another warning. Nothing much worse than a damp smell and lots of moths though!<br />
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Before going through this door, the area directly behind, or, if you prefer, the view as you exit through this door.<br />
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So, through the door into the gas lock room, then right into the main room, and right again to show the opening to the storage area and escape shaft. At this point we'd had enough with the pathetic lighting we had available, so we decided to leave without snapping the storage area.<br />
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And so, back to the outside...<br />
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.. and we set to work on tackling a lot of nasty green stuff to make a way into the double ringstand (or Tobruk). Quite unusual to have one with two firing positions, apparently, especially when you consider the point of a ringstand being a 360 degree coverage from a rotating gun!<br />
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Looking North (away from the scouts)...<br />
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.. closer...<br />
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.. and turning around (it's cramped in here with not enough height to allow an average adult to stand up)...<br />
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.. the south end.<br />
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Both positions are capped with concrete to make them safe.<br />
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Having heard there were actually two shelters here, we made our way along the mounds and found the other one...<br />
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.. with two open observers positions easily found.<br />
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Directly over the road is a luxury house on the site that used to sport a Chateau of Pleasure, and 646 water bunker that has been demolished too.<br />
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This bunker's entrances were too hard to reach when we were there, so there are no photos, I don't know if it's open, but I'm familiar with these shelters now so I'm not all that bothered about going in.<br />
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If you need a map, I'm happy to oblige. All the bunkers here made up Resistance Nest Lewis Tower.<br />
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For a good shot of the kind of storage room that I didn't photograph, see a Guernsey example at <a href="http://bunkersite.com/locations/ci/guernsey/uwako-langenberg-1.php" target="_blank">http://bunkersite.com/locations/ci/guernsey/uwako-langenberg-1.php</a> and do have a look around that website for other examples of this type of bunker - there are at least 3 in Guernsey by the looks of it (the other 2 being at <a href="http://bunkersite.com/locations/ci/guernsey/uwako-krossen.php" target="_blank">uwako-krossen</a> and <a href="http://bunkersite.com/locations/ci/guernsey/uwako-rundbucht.php" target="_blank">uwako-rundbucht</a>) with some fascinating differences.<br />
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The term U/WaKoFest is a bit of a mouthful, isn't it? The U/ means Unterstand, or shelter, and you might come across the terms Gruppenunterstande (for a Group of 10 men) or Doppelgruppenunterstande (double size for 2 groups of 10). A plan of the 20 man version of this shelter can be seen in a forum thread here <a href="http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=146786" target="_blank">http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=146786</a><br />
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That thread also discusses how a range of bunkers were designed between the 500 and 600 series by Waffen Prüfung Fest and this particular type of shelter may be better described as their number 44 type Gruppenunterstande.<br />
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<b>Wa</b>ffen = Weapons<br />
<b>Ko</b>mmission = (have a guess!)<br />
<b>Fest</b>ungen = Fortification<br />
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The contraction "WaKoFest" is made up from these words, as these bunkers were first known from a 1941 Progress Report of the Commission for Weapons and Fortifications. There are a number of different types of WaKoFest bunkers (see that forum thread) hence the U/ to refer to the Unterstand type.<br />
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There are 11 of these shelters in Jersey.<br />
2 here on the private side of the road at WN Lewis Tower<br />
2 not far away at Kempt Tower (one under the mound between the car park and the tower)<br />
1 at "High Tower" (now used as a teaching room at the St.Ouen's Pond bird hide)<br />
2 at RN Steps 43 (i.e. the beachguards / El Tico area) - I don't know where yet.<br />
1 buried at La Carriere (no idea where exactly!)<br />
1 at Strongpoint Corbiere (with adjacent ringstand) on the inside corner just above the main road, sealed but explored in the 1990s and found to be rather flooded. Not joined internally to the ringstand.<br />
1 out at Elizabeth Castle "Nord"<br />
1 at Sorel B (near the end of the road before the parking / turning area overlooking the west side of the quarry), sealed with concrete at each entrance.<br />
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<i>Return to <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/09/visits-to-ww2-german-bunkers-in-jersey.html">bunkers index page</a></i> crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com2St Ouen, Jersey49.2290888033775 -2.231576442718505949.2284408033775 -2.2328369427185057 49.2297368033775 -2.230315942718506tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-8670714875125334972016-11-17T22:19:00.000+00:002016-12-05T21:58:52.327+00:00631 and Jager Casemates at RN L'OeillèreToday we take a look at beach defence casemate bunkers of type 631 and "Jäger", following a trip to L'Oeillère headland <i>(between La Pulente and Petit Port)</i> where one of each is open to explore - which is unusual (and why <i>West Is Best</i> for bunkers - sorry JB!) - so make the most of it while you can because it's inevitable that some killjoy will eventually come along and seal them up like so many others. <br />
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L'Oeillère is French for Blinker - as in horse blinkers - as you'll see from any official map there's no second <b>i</b> - despite it being so tempting to add one and make it L'Oeilliere. Considering other nearby names Corbiere, Carriere, Ouziere, Crabiere and Rosiere, it's an understandable mistake which I've made myself, before now :)<br />
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Looking at the RN from the other side of Petit Port, the 631 bunker faces this way. The Jäger bunker faces La Rocco Tower in the big bay.
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I have a cunning plan, so study it for full benefit of the following guided tour. It's aligned as per the average map.<br />
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A nice short walk from the quarry near the bend at La Pulente, we approach the resistance nest heading west...<br />
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.. close up of some camoflage stonework hanging off.<br />
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Still facing the same way, above the dip that leads to the entrances. But first, let's head further along to see what's there...<br />
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.. and from up on the rocky outcrop, we can see the Tobruk tank turrent position (housed an FT17).<br />
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Looking in, in a westerly direction, steps down to the adjacent square section. The other square shaped part farther away (pointing to Corbiere) is above the ladder down to the passageway below.<br />
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The tank turret machine gun covered both directions here. <br />
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Wider shot from the rocks, showing the path from where we approached, and down on the right you can see the square outline of the top of the escape shaft from the 631.<br />
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Peering over the side, at the business end of the Jäger. <br />
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And before looking inside, we clamber down to see the scary side of the 631 too... <br />
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.. the metal embrasure...<br />
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.. and from here we can get a preview of the interior. Two rooms on the left and one at the back with the escape shaft. Unusual for a 631 (this is a modified variant to the design) to have a view all the way through.<br />
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OK, so we're now down in the dip below the safety railings. The entrance to the passageway, Tobruk and 631 is on the left, but let's see the Jäger first.<br />
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Entrance defence gun embrasure, originally these were wood-lined to absorb flying nasty stuff. <br />
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To the right, a view through the Jäger down to the gun roon, the Jäger design features this central corridor. Be careful on the damp wooden boards that some people say cover some drops to below?<br />
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Inside, to the left, and left again, the inside of the entrance defence room and the other side of the embrasure.<br />
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Directly behind, after a 180, at the side entrance to the crew standby room. We didn't walk through here, we headed back to the central corridor and...<br />
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.. this is the view from the other doorway. Note the escape shaft exit on the far left <br />
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The other side of the corrider, on the right, features two rooms for ammunition storage...<br />
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.. and someone's been practising their painting and decorating. Can't say I'm a fan of the colour scheme.<br />
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At the end on the right, down a step or two, this is where spent shell casings were posted to, via a pipe in the wall from the gun room.<br />
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And on the other side of the corridor, a foul air extraction room, to clear the gunsmoke away...<br />
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.. from the loud room. Popular place for spray can enthusiasts and bird defecation. <br />
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The view and field of fire for the 10.5cm field gun.<br />
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Looking back inside from there, the view all the way through to the other side.. <br />
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.. where we are now, at the entrance to a long dark passage...<br />
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.. dark enough to have discouraged me until this year. Perhaps my super mega torch was overkill, in reality a simple and modest torch is enough to convince you that there's nothing scarey lurking in here :)<br />
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At the other end of the passage, we'd have been shot in no short order. And to the right of here there are (were) rungs up to...<br />
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.. the Tobruk position we saw from outside earlier. No easy climb, this, so we didn't. We couldn't.<br />
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Looking back in the other direction along the passage. There was water noisily dripping onto litter here every minute or so, making the original exploration slightly puzzling! <br />
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OK, time for some 631 views. Here we've entered the entrance room and we've turned right. Through this doorway, the entrance to the crew room is to the left, and on the right... <br />
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.. the other side of the "Nazi glory hole" (sigh) <br />
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Spin 180 and we're at the entrance to the standby room. Other rooms to the left, and to the right...<br />
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.. the escape shaft. 180 from here... <br />
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.. and we have the view all the way through. The ventilation room isn't worth showing (and is curiously littered with numerous talcum powder bottles and fag packets at the moment)...<br />
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.. so here we are in the 4.7cm anti-tank (pak) gun room, on the other side of the embrasure we peered into earlier. <br />
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A moody "available light" shot. BTW the K36(t) gun had MG37(t) machine-guns attached.<br />
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Looking out... <br />
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.. over Petit Port.<br />
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To the right of the gun, on the front wall (behind the end of the exterior flanking wall) a shaft with some "hedge porn" at the bottom. (sighs again, but probably not as much as the saddo who enjoyed these).<br />
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In the opposite corner, what looks like the hatch to access the lower level.<br />
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And out we go, back to fresh air away from the stink of pigeon droppings. This is the first little room in the 631, the passageway is to the left. Original cabling still in place up there, I believe.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this visit to these casemate bunkers, which I found educational. These 631 and Jäger design bunkers account for the majority of beach defence bunkers in the island.<br />
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More details required? OK... 631 bunkers were designed to house anti-tank guns, built into rocky headlands, and are characterised by having a side entrances and 3 or 4 main rooms - crew standby room, ammunition store, gun room, and ventilation room. Two other left-handed <i>(firing South or East)</i> 631's are found at La Carriere <i>(between Le Braye and La Pulente)</i> and Le Grouin <i>(St.B/Ouaisne)</i>.<br />
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The 631<b>b</b> versions are sited behind sea walls, have rear entrances and the 4 main rooms arranged in quadrants. Left-handed versions were sited at High Tower <i>(L'Ouziere - Big Vern's)</i> and La Crabiere <i>(pair of left/right handed 631b's built into seawall south of the Barge Aground)</i>. Other right-handed <i>(firing North or West)</i> examples are at RN Lewis Tower <i>(half demolished at Les Laveurs slipway)</i>, High Tower again <i>(another pair, the north right-handed one being mostly demolished as it blocked the slip)</i>, Bel Royal <i>(toilets side of slip, used as store for cafes)</i>, Grand Charriere <i>(toilets at Greve d'Azette slip)</i>, Grand Hotel <i>(West Park)</i>, First Tower, Le Braye, and Millbrook.<br />
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Jäger type casemates are named after the Organisation Todt official who designed them, as they never had an official Standard Construction Number. They were designed for the 10.5cm K331(f) field guns of 1913 vintage, captured from the French in large quantities with many installed in the Channel Islands (34 in Jersey).<br />
Left-handed and right-handed versions of the Jäger swap the sides of the standby rooms and ammo rooms either side of the corridor, but the smaller rooms near the gun room are always arranged on the same sides.<br />
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You can find other right-handed Jägers at Strongpoint Corbiere, and RNs Aubin Fort, La Carriere, Elizabeth Castle South, Le Fret <i>(east side of St.Brelade's Bay)</i>, Steps 43 <i>(El Tico)</i>, and a fishy example at L'Etacq combined with extra rooms and a 6 direction MG turret.<br />
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Lefty (South/East) examples are found at the other side of Strongpoint Corbiere, and RNs Elizabeth Catle North, High Tower<i> (L'Ouziere)</i>, Kempt Tower, and Lewis Tower <i>(home to the military museum)</i>. <br />
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Types 670 and 680 can wait for another blog posting!<br />
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As for Tobruks, having just watched the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062377/" target="_blank">Tobruk (1967 with Rock Hudson and George "A-Team Hannibal" Peppard)</a> it is apparently pronounced "toe brook". But I'm going to refer to them as Ringstands from now on, as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_fighting_position#Tobruk" target="_blank">Germans knew them officially as <i>Ringstände</i></a>; the Allies only called them "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobruk" title="Tobruk">Tobruks</a>" because they had first encountered the structures during the fighting in North Africa (including the port of Tobruk in Libya). <br />
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Belcroute is beautiful quiet bay with great views and the bonus of some bunkers to look at too. Here at the corner before the final stretch down the to slipway <i>(near the other end of the long driveway that starts on the sharp bend of Mont Es Tours near the Somerville) </i>there's something buried... and also, behind, amongst the bushes...<br />
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.. a little <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_fighting_position#Tobruk" target="_blank">tobruk / ringstand (Wikipedia)</a>...<br />
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.. inside. The gun here was an MG311 in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT" target="_blank">FT17 tank turret (Wikipedia)</a> <i>(you can see an FT17 turret on the wall in the War Tunnels car park opposite the tunnel entrance - the one at the museum near Lewis Tower is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_H35" target="_blank">APX-R (see Wikipedia)</a></i>...<br />
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.. it's right on the wall, and before it was bricked up there was access from below in the manor gardens via the loop rungs wall ladder you can just about see in this shot. <br />
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Moving down the hill then, and there's a little concrete either side here, possibly a site of a roadblock to delay liberators?<br />
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A little farther down and a gun position is visible at the top of the slip, and I can't help wondering if this gateway was open during the war?<br />
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On the left, a garage for the pak (wheeled anti-tank gun) and steps up to an MG / lookout position.<br />
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Pak garage again, note the bit at the side, behind on the left.<br />
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Looking through the grill, there's an interesting opening back there on the left...<br />
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.. it definitely looks like there's a lot more buried concrete all the way down to a filled in position and... <br />
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.. original german barbed wire and a metal post still present.<br />
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Back up a little, and shall we head up there?...<br />
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It's a fairly simple climb, but looking back here gives an idea of the height.<br />
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After clearing away some gorse and overhanging branches, here's the position. There would be a great view over the bay but for the trees in the way.<br />
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If you stand on the end of the pak garage you'll get a view down the slipway, and look up there in the manor garden...<br />
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.. interesting! Not very well hidden at the moment :)<br />
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And so, down to the gun position...<br />
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.. and looking back from the slipway.<br />
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A memorial on the wall.<br />
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Looking back up the hill from the pak position. The anti-tank gun was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_Pak_97/38" target="_blank">7.5cm FK 231 (f) (Wikipedia)</a>. Other weapons deployed here included <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_34" target="_blank">MG34 (Wikipedia)</a> machine guns of the le. and s. varieties, and it took a fair bit of googling to find s. = schwer = heavy, and le. = leicht = light!<br />
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Storage nearby.<br />
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The views from here are great, all the way around from the harbour and Elizabeth Castle, to St.Aubin's Fort here captured here...<br />
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.. to the back of St Aubin's southern pier.<br />
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Up at Westmount the easiest occupation relic to spot, from the road, is this position if you look up to the right just before turning left on the way down the hill - this is at the eastern end of the Upper Park, to the west of People's Park.<br />
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.. if you head into the park and leave the path it's easy to reach this spot in the top corner. If you can imagine the view without the trees in the way...<br />
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.. it's no surprise they chose this spot.<br />
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Behind you.<br />
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Heading back to the path and westwards, you'll find the Observation Post for Battery Endrass...<br />
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.. spot the filled in observation slit surrounded by little recesses (what for, please, anyone?)<br />
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Most of the site of Battery Endrass is now in private hands, but this map shows where at least two bunkers can be seen if you venture into the estate.<br />
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This shot from "AbductedByBrambles" (thanks!) shows the first bunker on the south side half way along the part of Westmount Court closer to Overdale. There's another farther along but very overlooked by nearby properties so he didn't feel able to take a shot! The part of Westmount Court closer to the bay doesn't have anything obvious visible from the road.<br />
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While you're enjoying the park, drink in the wonderful view of a new 'leccy substation under construction (shot from May 2016)<br />
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Also on the map, apart my suspected site of a shelter in the grounds of Overdale, note the spot marked "Gone". This was the location of the gallows (see <a href="http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/File:Westmount.jpg" target="_blank">www.theislandwiki.org/</a>) later fortified as a gun position, and deemed unsafe...<br />
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.. and demolished in 1988 (photo: JEP)<br />
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According to TracesOfWarJersey this was RN Pavilion?<br />
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Brief history lesson : Gallows Hill (Mont Patibulaire, or Mont ès Pendus in Jèrriais) was the site of public executions from the 1600s until 1829 when Philippe Jolin was the last convict to be hanged here for a "parricide" (family member) murder, on the 3rd October (see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Jersey" target="_blank">wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Jersey</a>).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More on Batterie Endrass</span><br />Designated 4./HKAR.1265 <i>(Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment = army coastal regiment)</i> - regiment 1265 - this battery was designed to cover the harbour approach and featured four K331(f) field guns (captured French WW1 10.5cm guns with 5 mile range) as commonly put into service in the islands (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_105_mle_1913_Schneider" target="_blank">wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_105_mle_1913_Schneider</a>), in this case removed from their wheels and fixed in position in casemate bunkers. The battery also featured three machine guns (one in a tank turret), two 2cm FLAK guns, a flamethrower, a 90cm searchlight and a minefield covered the hillside park. The northern limit of the battery was along the side of the pitch and stand of a former football ground which is now occupied by some single storey buildings in the south-east part of the Overdale site.<br />
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On the St.Brelade's side it may be tricky to park in the height of summer but the walk along the prom will be pleasant; on the Ouaisne side you've got a narrow hill where it's almost certain you'll meet several cars coming the other way but it's a far more natural walk from the spacious dirt surface car park and you may even spot some green lizards basking in the sunshine along the path. There are pubs, restaurants and ice-creams to be had on either side of Le Grouin.<br />
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On the Ouaisne side, a Type R631 casemate. From the beach you may spot a fake loophole in the sea wall not far from where I was standing.<br />
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On the west side of Le Grouin (known as St.Brelade's Bay although technically both bays make up a larger St.Brelade's Bay!) an R680 sealed up.<br />
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Down at the coast at Le Grouin is a collection of structures well worth exploring...<br />
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.. and there's more a little higher up (machine gun table and tobruk here)..<br />
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.. and even more up in the woods. This one isn't too fascinating...<br />
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.. this one gets far more love. Note the ruin of an old guardhouse from the 1700s top left, a passageway cut into the rock for another position, and in the foreground a shelter with two routes in/out...<br />
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.. of here.<br />
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Cut into the rock, a mortar position?<br />
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the old guardhouse ruin, another shelter...<br />
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.. inside...<br />
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.. and below that, close by, this mostly buried heavy MG position. Note, the fence, what there is of it, indicates that this side of the guardhouse may be private land. Make of that what you will.<br />
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Now willing to explore further, we made our way right down to the attractions on the lowest level here. A PaK (anti-tank gun <span class="st"><b>Pa</b>nzerabwehr<b>k</b>anone) </span>operated here and was stowed away...<br />
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.. amongst this lot...<br />
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.. here in this garage.<br />
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Shelter...<br />
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.. inside a shelter, must admit I've forgotten which one now!<br />
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If you venture up above the hexagonal tobruk you'll find even more...<br />
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.. and more. And another one or two I failed to snap at the time :)<br />
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And finally, a look down from the 631 at the narrow old slipway that the German bunker builders covered up, on which rests some of the bunker stone camo that has fallen off.<br />
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Strongpoint Le Grouin - rating 4.5 stars out of 5 - a Must See for visitors.<br />
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See Le Grouin from a distance here<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/01/back-to-stbrelades-beach.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/01/back-to-stbrelades-beach.html</a> on the way back from Le Coleron Battery at the western end of the bay<br />
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More views of the bay and the breakwater<br />
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In the distance as you drive to the end of the Noirmont headland, you may spot a section of French coast just west of south. This close up shot reveals a couple of towers...<br />
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.. turns out to be two lighthouses. "The taller one, 98ft (30m) high, with a calorie-burning 145 steps, was built in 1950 and its beam can reach up to 68 miles (110km). The smaller one, no longer in use, was constructed in 1685 by the renowned architect-engineer Simon Garangeau who worked for Vauban, the legendary military engineer of Louis XIV, who fortified many strategic points around the French coast." - <a href="http://www.brittanytourism.com/discover-our-destinations/saint-brieuc-bay-paimpol-les-caps/unmissable-sites/cap-frehel-and-fort-la-latte" target="_blank">www.brittanytourism.com/</a><br />
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Looks like a popular spot for sightseeing, why not have a look around on Streetview too? <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.6839909,-2.3188846,247m/data=!3m1!1e3" target="_blank">https://www.google.co.uk/maps</a> <br />
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Plugging in the details on a helpful website gives us a distance of 55km (34 miles).<br />
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Other distant views on this blog<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2011/01/roches-douvres-lighthouse.html">2011-Jan : Roches Douvres lighthouse</a><br />
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<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2008/07/sunset-over-other-island.html">2008-July : Sunset over the Other Island</a><br />
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<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/09/misc-including-distant-views.html">2010-Sept : Distant Views</a><br />
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<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2008/08/distant-shores.html">2008-Aug : Distant Shores</a><br />
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<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/12/distant-coasts.html">2009-Dec : Distant Coasts</a><br />
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<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/05/misc.html">2010-May : Misc</a> <br />
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<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/11/misc-again.html">2013-Nov : Visible Wind Farms</a><br />
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<br />crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-9680127126905848922016-09-21T23:00:00.000+01:002016-09-21T23:10:55.380+01:00Les Blanches Banques Rifle RangeA little bit of exploration on the dunes lead to a discovery that surprised me, and some rudimentary amateur archeology!<br />
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Nosing around on the "Blornsh Bonks" we noticed some stonework and found an L shape structure. Strange place for a building, and why would only two walls survive?
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What we hadn't spotted was another one, a short distance away, hidden by the greenery as we'd approached. Interesting, but time to go home.
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Looking on the maps revealed that there used to be a rife range here. That explains it, the L shapes pointing downrange must have been safe refuges for the guys in charge of the targets.
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Returning to the scene, grabbing a shot including both refuges and trying to figure out which direction to walk along looking to see if any of the numerous stones here might be distance markers.
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Only on the way down did I notice this trench...
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.. and even later I spotted the remains of the where the targets must have been, in the middle of the trench, halfway between the refuges. Time to see if any stones line up...<br />
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Yes! A 150 yards marker is easily found, slightly south of the path I originally took.
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Another easy find, at 250 yards.
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Nothing more found until 400 yards, and I'm making this a challenge for you to find, it's more satisfying that way :)<br />
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The 500 yards stone was half buried, and is facing the wrong way, and will also give you a challenge!
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Nearly back at the car park, nothing else in the correct line was found until these, but...
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.. if this site can be believed <i>(it was correct within 3 or 4 yards for the other stones)</i>, this pair of stones is 592 yards away from the butts. Is this a 600 yards marker?
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A zoomed out guide to where this all is. I enjoyed finding how much still exists and was quite surprised that the ground (sand) level hasn't changed in over 100 years, for the stones to still be visible and the butts to still be in clear sight along the line of markers (give or take a tree). The same applies to the WW1 POW camp remains to the north, not swallowed up by sand after all this time.<br />
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There are a number of other granite stones here, and some tipped over concrete foundations for WW2 posts of some sort I'm guessing.<br />
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As for the range, there isn't much information out there online, except that it ceased to be used in the early 1900s. The archive may be useful if you ask for C/A5/8 <i>("surrender of lease on Blanches Banques rifle range")</i> and C/A5/9 <i>(rifle range at Blanches Banques with plan)</i> amongst documents from 1895 to 1903.<br />
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You're going to go and look, aren't you? Enjoy your walk! (and do leave a comment if you appreciate my efforts, thanks, or give this a mention on FaceBook please)crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com3St Brelade, Jersey49.195166584525452 -2.21511840820312549.18997808452545 -2.2252034082031251 49.200355084525455 -2.2050334082031249tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-13028130471410182832016-09-09T00:14:00.000+01:002018-03-13T20:19:42.169+00:00Visits to WW2 German Bunkers in JerseyAn index to my blog pages featuring WW2 German Bunkers from the occupation of Jersey, June 1940 - May 1945.<br />
These could be found with this link, but an index is easier. <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/search/label/WWII%20German%20bunkers" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/search/label/WWII German bunkers</a><br />
I may tidy this up and make more of it at some point :)<br />
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5 Star occupation site Must Sees<br />
Noirmont<br />
Corbiere<br />
Les Landes<br />
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4 stars - still Must Sees but not quite as impressive as the main 5 star ones<br />
Stp Le Grouin, St Brelade's / Ouaisne<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/10/strongpoint-le-grouin-st-brelades.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/10/strongpoint-le-grouin-st-brelades.html</a><br />
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RN L'Oeillere (headland between La Pulente and Petit Port)<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/631-and-jager-casemates-at-rn-loeillere.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/631-and-jager-casemates-at-rn-loeillere.html</a><br />
with a 631 and a Jäger open to explore (take a torch or well charged phone).<br />
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More ratings to be decided yet! Meanwhile....<br />
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Batterie Seeckt, Grouville Hill (Private Land) <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2018/03/batterie-seeckt-rue-au-blancq-grouville.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2018/03/batterie-seeckt-rue-au-blancq-grouville.html </a><br />
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Bunker Hunting at St.Catherine<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/12/bunkers-at-verclut-st-catherine.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/12/bunkers-at-verclut-st-catherine.html</a> <br />
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Damage at Sorel A<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/05/chipping-away-at-history-at-sorel-a.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/05/chipping-away-at-history-at-sorel-a.html</a><br />
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Flak bunkers at Batterie Moltke <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-battery-moltke-flak-triangle.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-battery-moltke-flak-triangle.html </a><br />
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RN Fliquet and Battery Haeseler <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/04/wn-fliquet-and-batterie-haeseler.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2017/04/wn-fliquet-and-batterie-haeseler.html</a> <br />
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RN Kempt Tower, St.Ouen's Bay <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/resistance-nest-kempt-tower.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/resistance-nest-kempt-tower.html</a> <br />
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RN Noirmont Manor at Belcroute Bay <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/rn-noirmont-manor-at-belcroute-bay.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/11/rn-noirmont-manor-at-belcroute-bay.html</a> <br />
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Battery Endrass (and RN Pavilion?), Westmount, St.Helier<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/10/occupation-remnants-at-westmount.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/10/occupation-remnants-at-westmount.html</a><br />
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RN Höhe 266, Les Blanches Banques, St.Brelade<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/09/rn-hohe-266.html" target="_blank">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/09/rn-hohe-266.html</a><br />
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RN Lewis Tower, Les Laveurs, St.Ouen<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/06/bunker-at-les-laveurs-slipway.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/06/bunker-at-les-laveurs-slipway.html</a><br />
Goodbye to the Type 646 bunker <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/11/goodbye-to-type-646-bunker-at-wn-lewis.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/11/goodbye-to-type-646-bunker-at-wn-lewis.html</a><br />
Sunset at the tower<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunset-at-lewis-tower.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunset-at-lewis-tower.html</a><br />
2 U/WaKoFest shelters and a double-ringstand on private land here <br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/uwakofest-shelters-and-double-ringstand.html">crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/12/uwakofest-shelters-and-double-ringstand.html</a> <br />
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RN Sorel B, Sorel Point, St.John<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-b-sorel-point.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-b-sorel-point.html</a><br />
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RN Sorel A, Ronez Point, St.John<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html</a><br />
Earlier<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/04/ronez-point-and-hidden-bunker.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/04/ronez-point-and-hidden-bunker.html</a><br />
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La Perelle, above St.Catherine's Bay, St.Martin<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunker-at-la-perelle-above-stcatherines.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunker-at-la-perelle-above-stcatherines.html</a><br />
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OP Catillon, Grouville<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/le-catillon-roadside-german-bunker.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/le-catillon-roadside-german-bunker.html</a><br />
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RN Höhe 190, Grouville<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/resistance-nest-hohe-190.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/resistance-nest-hohe-190.html</a><br />
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RN Höhe 212, Grouville<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/03/resistance-nest-hohe-212.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/03/resistance-nest-hohe-212.html</a><br />
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RN Höhe 313, St.Martin<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2015/04/bunker-hunting-resistance-nest-hohe-313.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2015/04/bunker-hunting-resistance-nest-hohe-313.html</a><br />
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RN Jasmin, Les Platons, Trinity<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/04/les-platons-bunkers-rn-jasmin.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/04/les-platons-bunkers-rn-jasmin.html</a><br />
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Waterworks Valley / Mont Gavey<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/03/occupation-remnants-in-waterworks-valley.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/03/occupation-remnants-in-waterworks-valley.html</a><br />
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Plemont, St.Ouen<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2015/04/traces-of-occupation-at-plemont.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2015/04/traces-of-occupation-at-plemont.html</a><br />
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Battery Fritsch, Mt Felard, St.Lawrence<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-circular-walk-around-millbrook-and-mt.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-circular-walk-around-millbrook-and-mt.html</a><br />
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1st Battalion of the Army Coastal Artillery Regiment 1265, HQ, St.Ouen<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-best-view-bunker.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-best-view-bunker.html</a><br />
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RN Ville au Bas<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/01/resistance-nest-ville-au-bas.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/01/resistance-nest-ville-au-bas.html</a><br />
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Repeater Station, Springfield, St.Helier<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/01/former-civil-defence-bunker-at.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/01/former-civil-defence-bunker-at.html</a><br />
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Le Fret Point Searchlight, Portelet Common, St.Brelade<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/11/portelet-common.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/11/portelet-common.html</a><br />
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Batterie Derflinger, St.Aubin<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/10/st-aubin-from-different-angle.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/10/st-aubin-from-different-angle.html</a><br />
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quick shots at Fliquet and St.Ouen's Pond<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-know-what-i-did-this-summer.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-know-what-i-did-this-summer.html</a><br />
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Uncovered bunker at Noirmont<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/08/misc.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/08/misc.html</a><br />
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1 shot at Victoria Tower<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/04/misc_23.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/04/misc_23.html</a><br />
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Les Landes<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/03/military-past-at-les-landes.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/03/military-past-at-les-landes.html</a><br />
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Le Braye<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/02/stouens-bay-changing-light.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2010/02/stouens-bay-changing-light.html</a><br />
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Video : Archirondel<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/11/crapaudvision-archirondel-cottage-and.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/11/crapaudvision-archirondel-cottage-and.html</a><br />
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Video : St. Aubin - view from bunker revealed by furze fire<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN-hcb2m-2k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN-hcb2m-2k</a><br />
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Position up Verclut rock, St.Catherine<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/04/climb-up-above-st-catherines.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2009/04/climb-up-above-st-catherines.html</a><br />
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Victoria Tower, after the abuse investigation<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2008/08/victoria-tower-bunkers.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2008/08/victoria-tower-bunkers.html</a><br />
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A peek at Greve de Lecq<br />
<a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2008/06/misc-to-west.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2008/06/misc-to-west.html</a><br />
<br />crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095161228384197515.post-59279846552154764322016-09-04T23:43:00.000+01:002016-09-09T19:53:33.880+01:00RN Höhe 266Time to publish some shots I've been sitting on for a while. RN Hohe 266 had confused me for a while, as all I had found was the easiest to find MG and shelter, and that was nowhere near being 266ft ASL! Time for a proper search, and then to share my findings with the ever grateful world :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.tracesofwarjersey.com/Resistance%20Nest%20Hohe%20266/index.html" target="_blank">Traces of War Jersey</a> tells us there was a field gun here, two MGs, two mortars, and a searchlight. How much evidence can we find?....<br />
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The origin of the name Höhe (Height) 266 is due to the location of the main point of this resistance nest <i>(RN, or WN from Widerstandsnest)</i>, the field gun sited at/near the 266ft point marked on the most current OS map of the time (from 1914). Note - this part of the map also shows a 43ft point where RN Steps 43 can be found.<br />
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How to find all this? From below, it's not hard to find <a href="http://www.prehistoricjersey.net/The_Ossuary.shtml" target="_blank">The Ossuary</a>. This can be found at N49 11.892 W002 13.019 - these coordinates in are <a href="https://www.geocaching.com/" target="_blank">Geocaching</a> format as that's an easy way to show them. Download a free geocaching app on you phone, type in the numbers and it will point you towards the location... easy! I will list other coordinates without the N49 and W002 parts, as all points in Jersey have this redundant part in common. You can put the coordinates into a Google search box and it will take you there on their map, converting to decimal degrees format if you prefer (in their URL).<br />
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From the Ossuary, look up straight ahead to the highest point - fancy a trek up there? Let's go... and you can even see a glimpse of concrete already, just below the top and a little to the left.
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On the way up, a mystery object - any suggestions or knowledge welcomed!<br />
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And nearby that one, this. But anyway, onwards and upwards, stopping several times for a rest if you're as unfit as me. But it's really not too bad, honest!<br />
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Head left of the visible concrete to find yourself at this MG table...<br />
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.. with a protected passage to a shelter.<br />
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Jolly nice view at about 178ft up (fancy another 100ft climb soon?), at 11.866 / 12.830<br />
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Close up of the end of the passage, and a curious star shape.<br />
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Inside the shelter (only one way in/out of this one)<br />
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From above. Now head upwards, any way you like (over the bare rock or pass it), just keep going to the very highest point.<br />
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Near the summit, you may spot this, which I'm counting on being a mortar position, or I've learned nothing these last few years :)<br />
The numbers are 11.779 on the N part, and 12.692 on the West, and it's about 240ft up. <br />
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Looking down at this position in the little 'valley'.<br />
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Close up detail. So if you reach the summit above this, you'll be around 290ft ASL, a bit knackered, but enjoying the all around views of the bay, the golf course, and the airport, etc.<br />
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Most easily spotted, a bunker in the direction of L'Etacq. We'll come to this later.<br />
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More towards the airport, something like a gathering of concrete fence posts. And on the left, some rusting metal. If you're really eagle-eyed, you may even spot a glimpse of some concrete. The rusty bit? We've found the main Hohe 266 field gun mounting!<br />
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A little history lesson, with a shot from <a href="http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=145848" target="_blank">AxisHistory.com forums</a>, showing the field mounted 10.5cm K331(f) gun captured from the French in WW1. No concrete gun pit like you'd see at Batterie Moltke or Sorel Pt, just surrounded by sandbags and earth. Note the storage nearby at the top left of the top left photo...<br />
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.. those concrete posts were, I presume, supports for those storage areas normally in alcoves around the sides of the fully concrete gun pits. There are another two supports ahead in the bay direction.<br />
(Bunker ahead to the right, btw, more in a moment).<br />
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Judging by the old photos, a little digging here would reveal a square concrete base.<br />
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Those supports. If you see this kind of thing anywhere else, do let us know!<br />
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Climb to the top of the little mound behind the gun mount, and... yes! An MG table to protect the main gun from any approaches from the playing fields direction...<br />
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.. and down a slope inside, a shelter I presume.<br />
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As is often the case, the shelter has another entrance, this one is even more blocked up. I'd suggest opening up the other one if you want to wriggle in, keep this location more hidden from anyone who doesn't make a point of exploring every single mound!<br />
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OK, so we've found the main gun position (and I had a reading of 265ft on my GPS, at 11.795 / 12.624), time to look at that bunker over there at 11.822 & 12.697 (247ft ASL).<br />
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A tiny opening in the door, for someone with a more suitable camera than mine. I can't get a lens AND a flash in there!<br />
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From a mound nearby, this bunker and the circular one in the distance (top left).<br />
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Time to head back down. Go to the valley over there below the mortar position, and...<br />
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.. some distance below, you may find this at 11.830 / 12.862 (same elevation as the first MG/shelter). Looks like it is subsiding a bit into the sand...<br />
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.. is this the second mortar position?<br />
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I think that's it for Hohe 266, but down at the lower level of the dunes (Blanches Banques if you prefer) there's this which I'd be keen to hear what it is...<br />
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11.752 and 13.021 on the GPS.<br />
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Oh, and a section of concrete wall at 11.816 12.986? This is quite a distance from the WW1 POW camp.<br />
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I've scribbled on a Google Maps 'satellite' shot to show the locations here, hope it helps.<br />
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If you want to get here without all the climbing and cardiac arrests, this top area of the dunes <i>(a beautiful place well worth exploring, mostly fairly level apart from the mounds and dips easily navigated around, popular with dog walkers)</i> can be reached from paths all around the Quennevais playing fields, and is just a short stroll from the railway walk. If you park at the rec centre (you're only supposed to if you're using the facilities) or at the roadside in the estates around the school, you can get here in less than 10 minutes without breaking a sweat.<br />
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This bunker can be found at Les Laveurs slipway at the north end of the "5 mile road". It was part of Resistance Nest Lewis Tower.<br />
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The entrance is, of course, from the inland direction...<br />
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.. and it was sealed up with an iron gate years ago. But I recently discovered that someone has bent the bars enough to allow access. Naturally, in I went...<br />
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Turning left, a corridor. Without a torch, so far so good.<br />
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By the time I reached the doorway on the right, I could barely see a thing. I carried on straight down the corridor towards the little room on the left...<br />
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.. and it's the entrance protection gun position. Not too scary in here, with a little light coming in...<br />
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.. and with the occasional camera flash.<br />
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Back to the really dark room then, and with only a dim red glow from my camera's autofocus this really brought home the primal fear of not knowing what the heck is around you in almost pitch darkness. I didn't hang around too long, but returned a few days later with a torch and company :)<br />
No idea what was through the rusty door. But the entrance on the left here...<br />
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.. is a small room which was probably the air conditioning room, as I think I've seen this kind of arrangement before.<br />
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Looking out from that room, with the way in on the right, and the rusty door on the left out of shot.<br />
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The corner above the rusty door. Historic graffiti.<br />
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Looking back to the way in. I think we've had enough in here. <br />
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Ventilation on the way out...<br />
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.. and it's good to see daylight again.<br />
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Up on top, the field of fire towards L'Etacq. <br />
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A position for when the action isn't too hairy... otherwise you'd really want to be safely inside! <br />
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Up on top of a nearby bunker in service as a museum, with a view towards the houses that replaced the <a href="https://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2012/06/around-chateau.html" target="_blank">Chateau Plaisir</a> (where a 646 water bunker was <a href="https://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2014/11/goodbye-to-type-646-bunker-at-wn-lewis.html" target="_blank">demolished not long ago</a>)<br />
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Can any experts tell us what this was, near the museum's bunker? Thanks :)<br />
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Following my <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html" target="_blank">last posting looking at RN Sorel A</a> on the other side of the quarry, it's time to look at RN Sorel B and the M4 Obs Post. In contrast to the other Sorel Resistance Nest, everything here is clearly on show.<br />
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A gun pit right by the lower car park...<br />
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.. looking back, with the motocross track and quarry behind. Something obviously rotated here, but what was the bolted down square shape all about? I can't picture that at all, maybe one of my expert readers will help?
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Right nearby, a shelter with two entrances...<br />
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.. both well and truly sealed up.<br />
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Down the track with railings at the side, here we have Sorel Light...<br />
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.. and in front of it, one of the islands' coastal observation bunkers, this one numbered M4.<br />
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Near the tourist-o-scope, looking towards RN Sorel A over the quarry.<br />
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From a little lower down the path...<br />
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.. it's clear where the obs slits have been sealed up. Can any expert tell us what the holes were for, please? <br />
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On the quarry side there's an opening to stick the camera into... and...<br />
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.. interesting graffiti from years gone by! The doorway on the right has steps up to the top level. Shame this one is sealed. I wonder if it could be given a new lease of life as one of the holiday lets?<br />
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In the middle of the loop, a bunker entrance can be seen...<br />
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.. steps down to... <br />
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.. a door that is open these days.<br />
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Inside, turn to the right and there's a corridor with two rooms off on the right. Not sure what these alcoves are for, anyone know?<br />
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The first 'wriggly tin' shelter (here we're facing an inland direction)...<br />
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.. and the second. I haven't seen any other twin shelters like this before, is it unique in the island?<br />
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Up on top, looking back to the road in the quarry direction. But let's look around while we're up here...<br />
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.. ooh, what's this? It's close enough to the entrance that it has to be part of the same structure, surely?<br />
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Back inside to investigate. Aha! It's not just a random pile of wood or collapsed shelves, I should have looked closer...<br />
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.. it's closing off the second entrance (lesson learned eventually - lots of shelters have two ways in/out!) and braced to take the weight of the ground on the other side.<br />
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And, outside again, just a few feet away from the blocked entrance, something with an opening on top..<br />
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.. puzzles me, this one. What was the purpose of this?<br />
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.. not exactly big in there, and why the small top opening?<br />
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From the gritty footpath, look over the low wall and you'll find a makeshift path. A twist to the right, then back seawards again down a bit of a slippery slope, and...<br />
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.. here's a fair amount of concrete. Down a bit more...<br />
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.. what a shame it's been flooded for years. It never dries out, even in mid summer - I half expect to see fish in there!<br />
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Easy enough to get to the far end (on the outside) and look back. Maybe it's a good thing it's a pool - there's no graffiti or other vandalism here.<br />
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Here's one we found on the 6th May, smothered in greenery before we uncovered it (I should have done before and after shots!), it amazed me that I'd never spotted any sign of it before. I tried to see if anyone knew about this one, and nobody seems to have known about it.<br />
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A lot of pruning later... and it's ready for other bunker spotters to notice! Easily spotted, a short stone's throw below the low wall, and not far from the searchlight position. I imagine there are steps here..<br />
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.. but a lot of ground has filled this up, so that seemed to be the end of any hope of getting in. But remember that many shelters have two entrances? So we looked around a bit, and...
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.. yes! After a fair bit more pruning of Gorse, Ivy and Nasty Tree, we got to take a look inside...<br />
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.. and this would be a safer way in, for sure, if you're up to crawling along on your tum. And there's the standard tin shelter in there, one for the searchlight guys to run to when under too much attack.<br />
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You wouldn't even know the other entrance is there, from above, you have to climb down to see it. Lesson learned from recent bunker hunting : search every square foot from all angles, as some can be very hard to spot!<br />
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Now I have to say this looks like it could be <b>very dangerous</b> to poke around in. With all that loose earth piled up on the steps, you could be putting
yourself in deadly danger venturing inside. If that ground were to slip, you could find yourself trapped / crushed / suffocated. I'd like to see the earth removed as it looks like a good one to restore.</div>
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This bunker is straightforward enough to visit, an easily spotted path leads up from Rue des Charrieres, just up from the hairy bend. Private land, yes, but what used to be a fruitful field has been left to get very overgrown with gorse and brambles, so the owner doesn't really appear to care! Fair game, as far as I'm concerned.<br />
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At the top of the path (previously the track for tractor access) this entrance is easily spotted a little way into the trees (even more so after I did a little pruning). Oddly spongy bouncy ground here! Head in, sidestep to the right..<br />
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.. still facing the same direction.. mind your step amongst all the litter, then turn left towards the sea and...<br />
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.. a good spot for a machine gun, back when there was a sea view here!<br />
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Apparently there are 2 shelters nearby. If you're on Facebook, see Johnathan Bull's great shots at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/7936534691/permalink/10154765266564692/">(facebook.com;Unseen Jersey)</a> and the comments there. Johnathan says "The long corridor is strange for a small shelter but the position is perfect for MG/Mortar fire into the bay. RN La Perrelle 1 is part of STP La Perelle. Remains are 1 MG bunker in a sorry state and 2 shelters...both on private land.. ... one in a driveway, the other at the bottom of a garden."<br />
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As for RN La Perelle 2, that was a couple of thousand feet to the south, on the ridge between the woods above Rue des Viviers and the fields off La Vieille Charriere. The woods aren't too hard to scamper around, but nobody seems to have found anything concrete up there despite many eager searches! Just some rusting remains from one of several gun positions. To me, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@49.214593,-2.032473,31m/data=!3m1!1e3">this looks</a> like a suspicious incursion into an otherwise plain lawn, with intriguing shadows, but I don't imagine I'll ever get the chance to find out!<br />
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This bunker has become one of my favourites now that I've finally taken a look inside.For years I drove past and assumed it was just an underground shelter like the one near Rozel Manor, and never took a closer look - but this one has much more to offer! Located near Queens Valley reservoir, at the bottom of the hill Le Catillon, this OP (Operation Position) Catillon is like a child's dream fort to have in their garden!<br />
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Looking in from the road, apart from the shelter room, there are two other sources of daylight. Interesting... let's head inside....<br />
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How exciting, steps up to a top level! And I hadn't ripped all the ivy down yet, at this point :)<br />
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It's nicely 3D this one! The upper level needed some pruning to open it up and reveal...<br />
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.. a view over the road, where a machine gun would have mown down any liberation attempts.<br />
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Looking back at the steps.<br />
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Back down inside, the shelter hasn't been vandalised (I admit I do have qualms about making bunkers more visible and possibly inviting unwanted attention? Your comments on this would be welcome).<br />
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At the other end, you emerge into a bit of a dip in the ground, it would take younger legs than mine to scramble up out of here.<br />
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I really enjoyed exploring OP Catillon and clearing it up a bit. Go take a look before the greenery grows back!<br />
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(PS I'd still appreciate dialogue on my previous "Guess where?" posting <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/do-you-know-this-bunker.html">do-you-know-this-bunker</a>)<br />
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<i>(Updated with answer)</i> Here's one I've never seen before, or any mention of... let's see if any of you know where this is in Jersey :)<br />
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First to answer gets 100 crapaud points, LOL<br />
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And when I get enough comments asking where, I will tell you!<br />
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And here's the outside. Come on, don't be shy, tell me if you know or not!<br />
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<i>Update </i>:<br />
see <a href="http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html">http://crapaudmatic.blogspot.com/2016/05/bunkers-at-rn-sorel-ronez-point.html</a>crapaudmatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692668436150329927noreply@blogger.com17