{"id":5317,"date":"2015-03-08T16:47:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T16:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-10-05T20:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T19:29:23","slug":"fort-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/fort-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fort Henry, Redend Point, Studland Bay. Dorset.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

NGR: SZ 038 828<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of Redend Point, Studland Bay, a small sandstone cliff which splits the beach in two at high tide, is Fort Henry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is owned by the National Trust and extends along the seaward side of the grounds of the Manor House Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bunker\/pillbox, constructed in 1943 by Canadian engineers and named after their home base in Ontario, it is 90 ft (27 m) long, with 3 ft (1 m) thick walls and an 80 ft (24 m) wide recessed observation slit. Behind this, on the exceedingly noisy 18th April 1944, were the field-glasses of King George VI, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower; the future President as Supreme Commander Allied Forces Western Europe. Together they were observing the training troops and discussing the plans for the coming D-Day landing planned for later that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remains of Dragon’s Teeth on the beach below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type 25 Pillbox on the beach at Redend Point.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dragon’s Teeth extending inland from Studland Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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by Graham G Matthews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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