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Kent s lost forts and the history behind the former buildings
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Updated: 10:31, 17 February 2021
Once at the forefront of Britain s defences, warding off everyone from the Romans to the Nazis many of Kent s fearsome forts now sit decaying, some swallowed by the land they once protected.
Lynn Cox explores their hidden history from Henry VIII to nuclear threats. and even a fort which kept sinking.
Fort Bridgewoods used to be situated in Maidstone Road, Rochester. Picture: victorianforts.co.uk
Fort Bridgewoods, Rochester
Built on land purchased by the War Office in about 1860 and forming part of a protective ring around the then Royal Dockyard at Chatham work on this Victorian fort in Maidstone Road began in 1879 but came to a stop five years later when the money dried up.