Maunsell Sea Forts & WWII Weekend - Page 2

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The third event to be held at Whitstable Castle on Tankerton Hill over the weekend of the 14th & 15th April 2007

Impressive IMPS Vehicles on show

Big Boy playing with his pop gun

Chatham Home Guard take Platoon Leader Tim Schild in hand

IMPS appear at many events throughout the year

Some history; Tankerton Tower pictured above in 1828 is thought to have origins as a stone beacon by farm buildings when a Spanish invasion was feared in 1585

Born in Northamptonshire in 1790 Wynn Ellis came to Whitstable in 1835 at 22 he'd started a silk business in London which became the largest in the City

By 40 he'd stood for Parliament retiring from political life in 1847 going on to become a Magistrate in Kent & Hertfordshire where he was elected Sheriff in 1851

Wynn Ellis 1790 - 1875 is buried at all Saints Church Whitstable in a mausoleum he had purpose built

He added to the 17th Century Manor House throughout the 1830's & is best remembered for his collection of fine paintings & "Old Masters"

He built the Almshouses at Tower Parade across the road from the lower Castle gates

A description of Tankerton Castle appeared in a newspaper item on 29 August 1865 the Manor House having been much extended by Wynn Ellis to become the Folly that is the Tankerton Castle we know today

Pictured & described at Tankerton Tower in the 1900's

Ian West & his wife Rosa remembering some of the more adventurous Radio City times, Ian sadly passed away on the 9th May 2009

Ian West the renowned transmitter engineer joined Radio City staying until the closedown, shortly after he went to Radio London on the Galaxy before the Marine Etc Broadcasting Offences Act of 14th August 1967 became law

A well respected member of the 299 crew he performed miracles on Shivering Sands modifying the basic equipment & coaxing the transmitter to produce 5k

Phil Perkins who'd been Tony Silver on Radio Invicta came to Radio City & it was Phil that was responsible for the construction of the last transistorised mixing desk

DJ Chris Cross spinning the discs, note the slot rack of 3" open reel tapes these were the Commercials played out on a Brunel tape deck

For all the Shivering Sand radio stories navigate from Radio Sutch City Part 1

Superb condition officers run about

Armaments explained

The Marquee with Tea, Cakes & Music

Members of the Second Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) 1944

A bit of Jazz through the afternoon

Plenty to keep the throng of crowds amused over two days

With the Just Ordinary Men the Re-enactors of the 1st & 6th British Airborne pitched with many camping overnight

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