Maunsell Forts
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Opened | 1942 |
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In use | World War II |
Condition | Decommissioned in the late 1950s |
Built | 1942–1943 |
Architects | Guy Maunsell |
Materials | Concrete |
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ID | 1626206 |
About Maunsell Forts
The Maunsell Forts are armed towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell.