- LANDING MAP • Defence of British Ports
Landing Map for the Pink Routes Web site looking at British Port Defences around the World between 1840 and 1914.
- LANDING MAP • Defence of British Ports
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- About Port Defence
This is a study of the coastal defences of the British Empire between 1840 and 1914. Coaling Stations and defended ports are the main theme.
- About Port Defence
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- DIRECTORY • Defence of British Ports
This is an index of the military architecture sites recorded on the web site, split into broad categories to assist searching.
- DIRECTORY • Defence of British Ports
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- CONTACT • Defence of British Ports
Should you have any queries or questions of about the web site or its’ contents please contact John on john@pinkroutes.com.
- CONTACT • Defence of British Ports
- listings/ [72 in 17 subfolders]
- barracks/1 page [+1 in 1 subfolder]
- Barracks Archives • Defence of British Ports
All types of Barracks including Defensible Barracks.
- Barracks Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Barracks Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
All types of Barracks including Defensible Barracks.
- Barracks Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
- coaling-station/1 page [+1 in 1 subfolder]
- Coaling Station Archives • Defence of British Ports
A designated coaling station whether defended or not.
- Coaling Station Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Coaling Station Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
A designated coaling station whether defended or not.
- Coaling Station Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
- coastal-battery/1 page [+19 in 1 subfolder]
- Coastal Battery Archives • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
- Coastal Battery Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 2 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 3 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 4 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 5 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 6 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 7 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 8 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 9 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 10 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 11 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 12 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 13 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 14 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 15 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 16 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 17 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 18 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 19 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Battery Archives • Page 20 of 20 • Defence of British Ports
All types of British Coastal defence batteries from 6-pdr through to the 100 ton guns. Smoothbore, Rifled Muzzle Loading and also Breech Loading.
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- Coastal Fort Archives • Defence of British Ports
Coastal Defence Forts, often with batteries. Primarily intended to protect from seaborne attack.
- Coastal Fort Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Coastal Fort Archives • Page 2 of 6 • Defence of British Ports
Coastal Defence Forts, often with batteries. Primarily intended to protect from seaborne attack.
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- Coastal Fort Archives • Page 3 of 6 • Defence of British Ports
Coastal Defence Forts, often with batteries. Primarily intended to protect from seaborne attack.
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- Coastal Fort Archives • Page 4 of 6 • Defence of British Ports
Coastal Defence Forts, often with batteries. Primarily intended to protect from seaborne attack.
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- Coastal Fort Archives • Page 5 of 6 • Defence of British Ports
Coastal Defence Forts, often with batteries. Primarily intended to protect from seaborne attack.
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- Coastal Fort Archives • Page 6 of 6 • Defence of British Ports
Coastal Defence Forts, often with batteries. Primarily intended to protect from seaborne attack.
- Coastal Fort Archives • Page 6 of 6 • Defence of British Ports
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- Defence Line Archives • Defence of British Ports
Defence Line is a line of defence, such as the Victoria Line or Maginot Line. In some cases these lines were intermintment.
- Defence Line Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Defence Line Archives • Page 2 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
Defence Line is a line of defence, such as the Victoria Line or Maginot Line. In some cases these lines were intermintment.
- Defence Line Archives • Page 2 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
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- Defence Line Archives • Page 3 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
Defence Line is a line of defence, such as the Victoria Line or Maginot Line. In some cases these lines were intermintment.
- Defence Line Archives • Page 3 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
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- Defence Line Archives • Page 4 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
Defence Line is a line of defence, such as the Victoria Line or Maginot Line. In some cases these lines were intermintment.
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- Defence Line Archives • Page 5 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
Defence Line is a line of defence, such as the Victoria Line or Maginot Line. In some cases these lines were intermintment.
- Defence Line Archives • Page 5 of 5 • Defence of British Ports
- commercial-port/1 page [+2 in 1 subfolder]
- Defended Commercial Port Archives • Defence of British Ports
These were ports used for commercial trade which were provided with a degree of protection, particularly from attack by cruicers and other light craft.
- Defended Commercial Port Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Defended Commercial Port Archives • Page 2 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
These were ports used for commercial trade which were provided with a degree of protection, particularly from attack by cruicers and other light craft.
- Defended Commercial Port Archives • Page 2 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
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- Defended Commercial Port Archives • Page 3 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
These were ports used for commercial trade which were provided with a degree of protection, particularly from attack by cruicers and other light craft.
- Defended Commercial Port Archives • Page 3 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
- foreign-port/1 page
- Foreign Port Archives • Defence of British Ports
This is for ports and harbour used by other nations as naval bases and places of refuge.
- Foreign Port Archives • Defence of British Ports
- fortress/1 page
- Imperial Fortress Archives • Defence of British Ports
The British designated four Imperial Fotresses. Both Gibtraltar and Malta played significant roles in World War 2. Bermuda and Halifax lost significance.
- Imperial Fortress Archives • Defence of British Ports
- land-battery/1 page [+2 in 1 subfolder]
- Land Battery Archives • Defence of British Ports
An artillery battery primarily for land defence.
- Land Battery Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Land Battery Archives • Page 2 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
An artillery battery primarily for land defence.
- Land Battery Archives • Page 2 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
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- Land Battery Archives • Page 3 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
An artillery battery primarily for land defence.
- Land Battery Archives • Page 3 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
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- Land Fort Archives • Defence of British Ports
A fort, such as Fort Nelson, which may be for land defence or harbour defence. Includes forts that form part of defencelines.
- Land Fort Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Land Fort Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
A fort, such as Fort Nelson, which may be for land defence or harbour defence. Includes forts that form part of defencelines.
- Land Fort Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
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- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Defence of British Ports
This includs victualling yards and dockyard storage, depots and logistical bases. Training includes establishments for malitia and well as regular forces.
- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Page 2 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
This includs victualling yards and dockyard storage, depots and logistical bases. Training includes establishments for malitia and well as regular forces.
- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Page 2 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
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- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Page 3 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
This includs victualling yards and dockyard storage, depots and logistical bases. Training includes establishments for malitia and well as regular forces.
- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Page 3 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
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- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Page 4 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
This includs victualling yards and dockyard storage, depots and logistical bases. Training includes establishments for malitia and well as regular forces.
- Logistics, Medical & Training Archives • Page 4 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
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- Magazine Archives • Defence of British Ports
Building for the storage of powder, cartridges or shells. Sometimes used for the storage of small arms and artillery.
- Magazine Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 2 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 2 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 3 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 3 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 4 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 4 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 5 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 5 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 6 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 6 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 7 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 7 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 8 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 9 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 9 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 10 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 11 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
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- Malta Pillboxes Archives • Page 12 of 12 • Defence of British Ports
Malta Pillboxes, Defence Posts and Gun Emplacements.
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- Miscellaneous Archives • Defence of British Ports
This is for various other facilities not covered in the other listing types such as memorials, gunboat yards, and trophy guns.
- Miscellaneous Archives • Defence of British Ports
- defended-naval-port/1 page [+1 in 1 subfolder]
- Naval Port or Anchorage Archives • Defence of British Ports
This Royal Navy bases, some with dry docks, used for the fleet. Many also included coaling facilities. Most were defended to with attack from battleships.
- Naval Port or Anchorage Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Naval Port or Anchorage Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
This Royal Navy bases, some with dry docks, used for the fleet. Many also included coaling facilities. Most were defended to with attack from battleships.
- Naval Port or Anchorage Archives • Page 2 of 2 • Defence of British Ports
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- Observation Archives • Defence of British Ports
Position Finding Cells and Stations, Fortress Command Post and other observation posts.
- Observation Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Observation Archives • Page 2 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
Position Finding Cells and Stations, Fortress Command Post and other observation posts.
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- Observation Archives • Page 3 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
Position Finding Cells and Stations, Fortress Command Post and other observation posts.
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- Observation Archives • Page 4 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
Position Finding Cells and Stations, Fortress Command Post and other observation posts.
- Observation Archives • Page 4 of 4 • Defence of British Ports
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- Submarine Warfare Archives • Defence of British Ports
Submarine Mine and Brennan Torpedo positions and bases.
- Submarine Warfare Archives • Defence of British Ports
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- Submarine Warfare Archives • Page 2 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
Submarine Mine and Brennan Torpedo positions and bases.
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- Submarine Warfare Archives • Page 3 of 3 • Defence of British Ports
Submarine Mine and Brennan Torpedo positions and bases.
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