A Most Unique Photo

[Double D]

Leeds is where I would go for Martini-Royal Armouries... Love to go there someday, probably never get there.

That area looks pretty urban on Google Earth. They are out in a big field



Houses 800 yards to the south, Boarhunt 1300 yards north.  It's 4 miles to Portsmouth Naval Yard.

That google earth is neat.  Check this out stting out in front of the fort:

[BoomLover]

WOW, is that a car going along the road above? That is one big Mortar! Nice pile of balls, too!

[GGaskill]

That's the Monster Mortar.

[BoomLover]

...and, when one of those balls land on you, it will be doing ......."The Monster Mash"! I couldn't resist...

[carronader]

You guys have some strange ideas about Engerland. Beatifull !!!!!!!!!!!  (NOT.) DD if you saw LEEDS your opinion would change drastically. I work Construction, and have worked......and Lived in many of the major cities in the UK.  True, there are exceptions.........Warwick Castle is stunning.......and you can drive around a country road and come upon some monumental old Churches.......Monasteries........and Castle ruins are ten a penny.One major drawback.........you must leave most of your hard won freedoms behind. Have you forgotten why the U.S. was created ...........to remove the overbearing , intolerant ,interfering , taxing ,controlling ,Elitist......Elitist........Elitist.......British influence.This Country continues on it's way to oblivion with the assuradness of a sleepwalker. 

[Double D]

tom,

You must read the fine line, I wish to vist the the MOD Pattern Room collection at Royal Armouries Museum and Archives in Leeds, not leeds.

That's not Monstre Mortar but it is a Monster Mortar. That Mallet's Mortar! And it is big!  Zooming around that Fort in Google Maps shows a loot of neat displays of artillery pieces just sitting around. 

[carronader]

DD, just for revenge on your new........shiny........gorgeous toy,,,,,,,,,,,I'll give you my best shot........ You've seen one Historically important........awesome.......massive.......Fort............   You've seen 'em all...........(smirk)

[seacoastartillery]

DD, just for revenge on your new........shiny........gorgeous toy,,,,,,,,,,,I'll give you my best shot........ You've seen one Historically important........awesome.......massive.......Fort............   You've seen 'em all...........(smirk)

     Carronader,    First of all, wipe that smirk off of your face.  Thank you.  Now let me be perfectly clear; Double D certainly doesn't need my assistance in defending himself from your spurious comments.  I am providing a rebuttal only for your secondary attack, the one in Red print above.  Mike and I visit every single fort we possibly can;  we feel that reporting on the interesting things we find on these journeys of exploration is not only a higher calling than producing cannon, but is more enjoyable too, because you are not trying to meet some manufacturing deadline, self-imposed or otherwise.  When you see the photos below, you will know why we are fort hunters.

The Colorado Carnegies


If we didn't work hard for 40 years, we wouldn't have the means to visit wonderful forts like Fort Ticonderoga between Lake George and Lake Champlain. 




If we didn't visit fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, we would not have found this impressive Memorial Cairn.




If we didn't visit Fort Ticonderoga, we wouldn't know much about the Seven Years War, (the French and Indian War) and we Never would have discovered this Memorial Plaque to The Black Watch.  Unless I miss my guess, I bet you have heard of them!  Montcalm's trench works are perfectly preserved in a large section of the Carillon Battlefield, and standing next to that Cairn, you can imagine the Royal Highlanders assaulting those imposing earthworks!  Whether at bay during the Battle of Quatre Bras, or struggling at Ft. Ti, they gave up no ground voluntarily, and deserve every credit for fighting that way.

[Double D]

That's like saying if you've seen one beautiful women you seen them all!  How do you know if you don't keep looking!

Fort McAllister, GA



Fort McHenry, MD



Fort Nelson, UK



Fort Pulaski, GA



Fort Sumter, SC



Fort Ticoderoga, NY



St Augustine, FL



Edinburgh Castle



Man this Google Earth is fun!

[RocklockI]

You guys have some strange ideas about Engerland. Beatifull !!!!!!!!!!!  (NOT.) DD if you saw LEEDS your opinion would change drastically. I work Construction, and have worked......and Lived in many of the major cities in the UK.  True, there are exceptions.........Warwick Castle is stunning.......and you can drive around a country road and come upon some monumental old Churches.......Monasteries........and Castle ruins are ten a penny.One major drawback.........you must leave most of your hard won freedoms behind. Have you forgotten why the U.S. was created ...........to remove the overbearing , intolerant ,interfering , taxing ,controlling ,Elitist......Elitist........Elitist.......British influence.This Country continues on it's way to oblivion with the assuradness of a sleepwalker. 

Brother that kind of honesty should alarm the the US to no end ! Rock on . Zepplin "ramble on' .....Loud !!!

If you can get here you'll get a taste of the end days of the USA , I wouldnt miss it !

Gary

[carronader]

wipe that smirk of your face..................getting a bit carried away are we not...........I didn't see your names referred to in my post to DD............He at least knows how to handle acerbic wit...........you two bumbling about your own backyard hardly equates to expertise,or indeed understanding purpose and use of Forts Castles or Fortifications of any kind.And your attempt to claim some kind of Affinity or Empathy with a Highland Regiment is something I would not dream of.............and I have Campbell blood in my veins. Not one of your more enlightened posts Gentlemen.