{"id":6288,"date":"2012-12-28T10:24:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetimechamber.co.uk\/beta\/?page_id=6288"},"modified":"2017-11-06T09:58:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T09:58:17","slug":"lydden-spout-battery-deep-shelter-dover","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thetimechamber.co.uk\/beta\/sites\/deep-shelters-air-raid-shelters\/lydden-spout-battery-deep-shelter-dover","title":{"rendered":"Lydden Spout Battery Deep Shelter, Dover"},"content":{"rendered":"

During World War II, both the Nazi’s and the British placed Large Cross Channel guns on the cliff tops overlooking the strait of Dover. \u00a0Throughout the War a duel raged between the two sides and this gunnery dual earned the area the name “Hellfire Corner”.<\/p>\n

To counter the German aggression, Churchill ordered Dover to be heavily Fortified and two 14″ Guns nicknamed “Winnie” and “Pooh” were installed at St\u00a0Margaret’s Bay. These initially proved ineffective, whilst boosting morale, and Churchill order another three Batteries to be built at South Foreland<\/a>, Fan Bay<\/a> and Wanstone. \u00a0In 1941, three more six inche guns were added to the inventory at Lydden Spout. \u00a0The battery was supported by an officers mess, underground ammo storage and a deep shelter dug into the cliff tops.<\/p>\n