Report (Permission Visit) Flat Holm Island - Jul 21

[Bikin Glynn]

Nice report. Even escorted & paid for, theres still plenty of great history & photos to be had here. Looks a lovely wander and I bet your boy enjoyed it. Nice read too.

Yeah he didn't like getting waves in his face atb25mph on way over so much lol

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Keep meaning to do this trip, some good pictures there

Thanks, it is a good un

 

[Jane Doe]

Really enjoyed your report , looks really interesting and lovely set of photos

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Really enjoyed your report , looks really interesting and lovely set of photos

Thanks Jane

 

[Rik UE]

Looks a decent wander that!

 

[tumbles]

Very nice stuff @Bikin Glynn - good to see someone else venturing over to here. I keep meaning to go back or visit Steep Holm which has some decent stuffs too. It’s honestly almost too much to take in on one day given the mixture of sites.

For some reason I thought the FH station had been turned into accommodation but maybe I read wrong then. I know when I was there there the issue was the roof struggling to hold the weight of the horns but given the listing it wasn’t so simple as to remove them..

 

[tumbles]

Just noticed all the rest of my original report was chopped off!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Very nice stuff @Bikin Glynn - good to see someone else venturing over to here. I keep meaning to go back or visit Steep Holm which has some decent stuffs too. It’s honestly almost too much to take in on one day given the mixture of sites.

For some reason I thought the FH station had been turned into accommodation but maybe I read wrong then. I know when I was there there the issue was the roof struggling to hold the weight of the horns but given the listing it wasn’t so simple as to remove them..

Yeah the FH is still there but not in a good way, hopefully they will get it fixed up soon

 

[musley]

Great report of a fascinating place thanks!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Great report of a fascinating place thanks!

Thanks

 

[Goneby]

Continued


WW2
The fortification of Flat Holm started in spring 1941 and the main construction of the gun positions continued throughout 1942.
Over 350 soldiers were then stationed on Flat Holm. Two batteries under Anti-Aircraft (AA) Command were established. Both consisted of two heavy, 4.5 inch AA Mark 2 guns, a command post, and were flanked by two searchlights. Bofor and Lewis guns augmented the AA armament.
Incorporated into the design of the South Battery was the now nicknamed “Benger Goalpost”. Major D Benger, who commanded 146 Coast Battery, was worried by the proximity of his Number 2 Gun to the Lighthouse. There was considerable danger that the gun might blow the top off the tower. He had a frame of 2” steel piping erected, which forced the gun to be raised, thus avoiding the danger.
A narrow gauge railway, unusually of World War I German construction, used diesel locomotives and wagons to convey ammunition, materials and provisions across the island.

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Into the ammo stores

Friendly cave spider in here

No idea what this thing was?

This sloped ramp was a radar station

Thats about it from here as we boarded our boat for what was fortunately a much smoother ride back

We almost stayed dry too till this caught us while waiting to re-enter the harbour lol

Thanks For Looking

Thank you for this. I’ve just seen a programme on tv related to flat holm. Having a holiday home in Brean we can also see steep holm. Your photos are so interesting

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Thank you for this. I’ve just seen a programme on tv related to flat holm. Having a holiday home in Brean we can also see steep holm. Your photos are so interesting

Thanks it is a great place worth a visit for sure