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Thames Estuary Sea Fort - home of Radio City

In the second world war, army forts designed by Guy Maunsell were installed at the mouth of the Thames estuary to protect the city of London from enemy aircraft...
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In the second world war, army forts designed by Guy Maunsell were installed at the mouth of the Thames estuary to protect the city of London from enemy aircraft.

During the Sixties, the forts served as home to offshore radio pirate stations Radio Sutch and Radio City. These days they are rust-encrusted and eerie structures, and virtually inaccessible, but are sometimes used for location work by bands to shoot music video promotions.
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charterswilliamosborne November 12, 2018
Saw the movie about these offshore radio stations but never saw the structures. Thanks for the mini history lesson.
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