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Exploring WW2 Hougham Gun Battery, Dover.

#WW2 #Dover #MilitaryHistory Join us this week as we take a look at another one of Dovers WW2 gun batteries.. Hougham Battery is one of a number of coastal batteries established during WW2 along the Kent Coast. It was built in 1941 and manned by men of 520 Coastal Regiment Royal Artillery although by 1942 most of the younger men had been transferred to field regiments and most of those left manning the guns were elderly, including many veterans of the previous war. The battery was located on the north side of the old Folkstone - Dover Road and it was equipped with three 8" Mk. VIII naval guns. The battery was largely covered over with spoil during the abortive construction of the Channel Tunnel in the 1970’s and very little is visible today apart from the top section of an underground magazine. The combined fortress and battery plotting room was located to the south of the gun emplacements and this has survived in a field on the south side of the A20, 20 yards south of a farm access track that runs parallel with the road at this point. Other buildings survive on the cliff top including the Fire Command Post, Fortress Observation Post and Battery Observation Post. The overall coastal command for Dover was from an operations room in one of the casemates below Dover Castle, alongside the anti aircraft operations room. This worked in conjunction with the Command Fire Post which was co-located with the Port War Signals Station on the cliff top above the casemates. The coastal batteries at Dover were manned by three regiments of at least 3 batteries. If you've enjoyed this video please give it a like and consider subscribing to our channel with new videos uploaded most Sunday afternoons.. We can also be found on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! If you would like to help our channel continue to grow and improve you can donate the price of a coffee by following one of the links below, which is always very much appreciated and helps immensely.. https://ko-fi.com/exploringwithemandstu https://www.buymeacoffee.com/emandstu Or if you'd like access to weekly, exclusive and behind the scene content you can become a Patreon for just £3 a month by clicking here..   / exploringwithemandstu   We are always incredibly grateful for any support given however small and will thank you with a special mention at the end of our videos. Thanks for watching 😊