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Red Sands Fort

The Control Tower

Photographs taken By Steve Groves in March 2016

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1. G1 from Officers Sleeping
2. Solid fuel Burner for Central Heating

3. Electrical Consumer Unit & Fuse Box, circa 1943

4. Insulated Water Tank

5. Servery Hatch from Officer Mess to Officers Kitchen

6. Toilet Cubicle 1

Note: 1960's modified toilet

7. & 8. Toilet cubicles 2 & 3

9. 'Burlington' Cistern Close-Up 1

10. 'Burlington' advanced rust

11. Toilet cubicle 4
12. Bath

Note: There are 4 Toilet cubicles & two Bathrooms on the Control Tower

13. Wash Basin Brackets
14. Bath Wash Room Area

Note: Wash basins in two places, a pair outside cubicles center, for at back N.E corner

15. Officers Sleeping Area

16. Officers Sleeping towards G2

17. Officers Sleeping towards G3
18. Officers Mess

19. G1 from Officers Sleeping Area

20. View from Officers Sleeping Area

21. Officers Sleeping Area

22. Officers Sleeping Area Doorway

Note: Inner steel walls were battened over then lined with low grade painted fibre board

23. Officers Sleeping light switch

24. Officers Sleeping, rusty nail head or love heart?

25. Officers Sleeping Area, coat hook

There are two separate generous Officers Sleeping Areas with just two beds in each!

26. Personnel Access with staging below
27. Personnel Access Ladder

28. Platform Winch

Note: The mid-section with winch collapsed into the sea a week later on a subsequent work party visit

29. Walkway Access Doors to G3 Catwalk

30. From Access Doors to Intermediate Level Stairs

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