SouthEast Defence Photos

This website depicts photographs of a vast range of different types of military architecture which existed and still exists in Southern England.

I have amassed many photographs since I became interested in military architecture back in the late 1970's and decided to share my findings with other like-minded individuals.

Within the photo gallery you will find examples of many major and not so well known military sites from the Napoleonic period through to the Cold War.

The sites are listed with location references and a brief description of each photograph.

Please note a majority of these sites are on private land and therefore permission is required before entering. In addition all the photographs are copyright of the author and may not be reproduced without my written permission.

Photographic Categories

• Airfields - WW1 and WW2 military airfield architecture.
  
• Anti Aircraft sites - Anti aircraft sites which mounted 3.7", 4.5", 5.25"calibre guns.
• Anti Tank Obstacles - Photographs of the often overlooked defences.
• Bunkers, tunnels and shelters - Covering a wide variety of underground sites from air raid shelters to storage and command facilities.
• Forts - Sites of Napoleonic fortifications.
• Gun Batteries - Photographs of coastal defence gun batteries.
• Pillboxes - WW1 and WW2 pillboxes of all types and construction.
• Sound Locators and Radar - Sites of sound mirrors and C.H.L. stations.
• Other Photos - Photographs that do not fit easily into the other categories.