Hail Sand Fort, Tetney, Lincolnshire
This off-shore fort was built in 1915-18. This fort, along with the larger nearby fort on Bull Sand (Humberside), guarded the approaches to the Humber. They had gun batteries and an anti-submarine net of steel mesh stretched between them, across the mouth of the estuary (now removed). Hail Sand Fort had full amenities for a garrison. Armaments, besides the usual small and rapid-fire weapons, consisted of two six inch guns. A reputed 40,000 tons of concrete and steel went into their construction, at a cost of £1,500,000. Both forts were constantly manned during both world wars. They were often under attack from aircraft and submarines. The army left in 1956. The Forts were still manned until the early 1960s, when both were sold to the Humber Conservancy Board.
