Fan Bay Deep Shelter

Fan Bay Deep Shelter is a series of tunnels constructed during World War II as accommodation for Fan Bay Battery artillery battery, 23 metres down in the White Cliffs of Dover at Fan Bay near the Port of Dover. The tunnels and gun battery were built by the Royal Engineers between 20 November 1940 and 28 February 1941. The site is maintained by the National Trust.

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National Trust, bunker, artillery battery, United Kingdom, 

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• National Trust Heritage Records page^@
• Underground Kent page^@
• The TimeChamber page^@
• Subterranea page^@ Fan Bay Deep Shelter
• Subterranea Britannica page^@
• Sound Mirrors page^@
• National Trust page^@
• Kent Archaeological Society page^@
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Location: 51.1362, 1.3611, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
  chalk quarry in Dover, Kent

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  Dover Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  

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  Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  

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  Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
  bunker in Dover, UK  

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  Margate Caves ⓘ
  cave in Margate

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  Shell Grotto ⓘ
  an ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent, UK. Grade I listed building

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  Otterpool Quarry ⓘ
  Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, England

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  Snowdown Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Kent, England, UK

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  Tilmanstone Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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  Abbotscliff Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Bourne Park Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Dover Harbour Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Lydden Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Pegwell Bay Tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels through the cliffs in Pegwell Bay, Kent

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  Priory Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Shakespeare Cliff Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Tunnel Railway ⓘ
  narrow-gauge railway in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Tyler Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  architectural structure in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

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  Channel Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnels beneath the English Channel between France and Great Britain

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1941 Fan Bay Deep Shelter

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1179 Dover Castle

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1863 Ramsgate Tunnels

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2022 Kent Mining Museum

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1993-06-20T00:00:00Z

1993 Channel Tunnel

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Fan Bay Deep Shelter (inside)

Sound Mirror at Fan Bay Deep Shelter

Fan Bay Deep Shelter (inside)

Sound Mirror at Fan Bay Deep Shelter

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		National Trust Heritage Records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Underground Kent page@		Wikidata
link	page		The TimeChamber page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea page@	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
link	page		Sound Mirrors page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Trust page@		Wikidata
link	page		Kent Archaeological Society page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Winchelsea Caves	underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1179	Dover Castle	history museum, castle, bunker, archaeological site, English Heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	artillery battery, National Trust, bunker	Wikidata
site	cave		Margate Caves	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Shell Grotto	shell grotto	Wikidata
site	mine		Otterpool Quarry	quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Snowdown Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Tilmanstone Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum	2022	Kent Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Abbotscliff Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Bourne Park Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Dover Harbour Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Lydden Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Pegwell Bay Tunnels	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Priory Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Shakespeare Cliff Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunnel Railway	railway line, tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tyler Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1993	Channel Tunnel	international tunnel, Getlink, undersea tunnel, railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Fan Bay Deep Shelter (inside)		Commons
commons	image		Sound Mirror at Fan Bay Deep Shelter		Commons
commons	image		Fan Bay Deep Shelter (inside)		Commons
commons	image		Sound Mirror at Fan Bay Deep Shelter		Commons