Red Sands Radio - Part 5
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Newsroom & Lounge with third Standby TX

Meanwhile on land Sun Street Tourist Information Office opposite Canterbury Cathedral Gate promoting Red Sands Radio
As a nod to Laser 558 we ran a 60's Sunday Show which kept the TX excited

A major triumph for Big Phil who's delighted to find the only original light bulb from the Magazine Room works

Each Tower has a double urinal & three traps the Heads have suffered over the years through vandalism

The outer doors aren't watertight, above picture taken after a torrential downpour
The Southern Gun Tower tilts slight North East so rain water collects in the right hand Head
We took remedial action to both let the water drain & managed to secure all the outer doors but they still leak

Bleached & scoured to within a gnats whisker of removing the last of it's enamel by Kevin Turner, our salubrious bath used as shower tray drains away to sea

The other bathroom not in use

Not many days like this in July 2007

On the few occasions we had sunshine it was glorious

Lower level walkway to Shivering Sands Fort just 4 miles away

Passing shot staged for Rob 'Crew Call' Big Phil Sheppard, Peter Chicago Rob Ashard, Tony Pine, Robin Banks & self

Tenders here

A cheery wave

That's it until next time

The Red Sands Fort Complex in July 2007
Grateful thanks to Rupert Murray, Rob Ashard & Kevin Turner for additional photographs
This feature continues in Red Sands Radio - Part 6
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