Monthly Archives: August 2014

Return to Grain Tower Part IV – The Accommodation Block

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Wingclipped

The three/four storey accommodation block was added to Grain Tower in World War Two.  It is about as different from the original structure as you can get, for it is rectangular and not round. It stands on concrete stilts which … Continue reading →

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Return to Grain Tower Part III – The Guns and Observation Tower

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Wingclipped

During World War Two a four-storey observation tower was built on the original 1855 tower.  The two quick-firing guns on the original roof were replaced with six-pounders.  There is more than one way to get up to this roof, but … Continue reading →

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Return to Grain Tower Part II – Inside the Original Tower

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Wingclipped

They don’t make Towers like this one any more.  Although it was built in 1855, some parts of it feel almost medieval. The main entrance is at first floor level, through a simple doorway.  See the steps to the side?  … Continue reading →

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Return to Grain Tower Part I – The Approach

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Wingclipped

Ever since we first visited Grain Tower two years ago I had yearned to return.  A strange round tower built a third of a mile out at sea.  Only accessible at low tide.  Old, unusual, derelict, ladders required and a … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path Gets Published Again!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Wingclipped

Every now and again I get requests from people or companies who want to use my photos for one project or another.  I am chuffed to bits when this happens.  I enjoy photography, but I am little more than a … Continue reading →

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71i – Southbourne to Boscombe

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Wingclipped

The cliffs between Southbourne and Boscombe are not that high (about 95 feet according to my GPS).  All the same, they draw numberous paragliders who manage to get airborne from here and float up and down the coast.  Because they … Continue reading →

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71h – Southbourne

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Wingclipped

Southbourne marks the eastern boundary of a piece of promenade that stretches about 10 miles west in a large curve, all the way to Poole Harbour.  The entire stretch is home to numerous small terraces of beach huts. Beach huts.  … Continue reading →

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71g – Hengistbury Head (bottom of) to Southbourne

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Wingclipped

My car stinks.  Barnacles cluster along the bottom of the doors.  Limpets have attached themselves to the windscreen.  Crabs scuttle under the seats whenever we get in.  Seaweed hangs from the ceiling and drips on us as we drive along.  The car … Continue reading →

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71f – Hengistbury Head (Bottom of)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Wingclipped

As we came off Hengistbury Head various members of our party decided refreshments were in order.  Luckily, the Hiker Cafe was a short walk inland, so we headed over.  I felt I needed a bit of stodge so opted for … Continue reading →

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71e – Mudeford Spit to Hengistbury Head

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Wingclipped

We had three choices before us.  We could either take the coastal path along the beach; the high path up Hengistbury Head; or the inland path around the head.  This, for me, was an easy decision.  We are coastal walkers … Continue reading →

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