Some photos of the Hythe and Denge sound mirrors by Keith Allen.
Posts Tagged ‘Hythe’
Hythe and Denge photos
Sunday, September 6th, 2009‘Hidden things to see and do’ from the Observer
Sunday, May 10th, 2009The sound mirrors - and this website - got a mention in the Observer’s travel section on 5 April 2009. The piece formed part of the Military sites” category in a series about Secret Britain - “All around us lie overgrown and forgotten sites with fascinating stories to tell, says Iain Sinclair”.
Acoustic mirrors, various locations
In the middle of a field in Kilnsea, Yorkshire there is a 15-foot-high concave concrete structure resembling a satellite dish. It’s actually an acoustic (or sound) mirror, used during the first world war to detect enemy engine sounds. They are a common fixture along the British coast, including at Kilnsea (OS map ref: TA 411167), Hythe in Kent (OS map ref: TR138344) and Denge on the Dungeness peninsula (OS map ref: TR070215), which recently featured in the new Prodigy music video, Invaders Must Die.
Source Observer
Hythe sound mirror pictures
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Paul Sheersmith went to Hythe in Kent on May 7, and took these photos of the sound mirror there.
Another correspondent writes with news of about a recent trip to the Hythe sound mirror:
I intended to go for a walk by the military canal near Hythe today, but was diverted by the sight of the mirror still standing above the Pennypot estate - so decided to clamber up there.
Very overgrown near the top - could not walk around the back as the stinging nettles were too high. However fascinating to see - so have been hunting for some more information about them this evening. Remember seeing something on ‘Coast‘ sometime ago.
Thanks for the info and the photos - unfortunately we did not have the camera with us today which is most unusual.
Mirrors from the railway
Friday, July 20th, 2007Last weekend I went down to the 80th anniversary celebrations at the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, and in passing confirmed that it is possible to get a distant glimpse of the 200′ listening ear at Denge from a train, if you know where to look.
The Hythe mirror is rather more clearly visible, and is shown in the background of a painting of the RH&DR’s armoured train which is being sold as a postcard.
Hythe mirror photos
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Some Easter 2007 photos of the Hythe acoustic mirrors on An English Shooter’s Blog.
