<description>&lt;div&gt;In 1942, an engineer named Guy Maunsell constructed a series of audacious defensive towers out where the Thames estuary meets the North Sea. These structures – known now as the Maunsell Sea Forts – remain to this day, rusting and abandoned. But they also had a strange, eerie afterlife, from pirate radio to the micronation of Sealand.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On today's episode of Other Edens, we look at the history of the Maunsell Sea Forts, and speak to some of the people inspired but their mysterious presence off the Kentish coast.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Written and presented by Nick Hilton.&lt;br&gt;Sound design by Ewan Cameron.&lt;br&gt;Theme music by George Jennings.&lt;br&gt;Find out more at &lt;a href="http://podotpods.com"&gt;podotpods.com&lt;/a&gt; and contact us for sales and advertising details.&lt;/div&gt;</description>

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3: The Maunsell Sea Forts: Iron islands in the Thames

NOV 21, 202227 MIN
Other Edens

3: The Maunsell Sea Forts: Iron islands in the Thames

NOV 21, 202227 MIN

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<div>In 1942, an engineer named Guy Maunsell constructed a series of audacious defensive towers out where the Thames estuary meets the North Sea. These structures – known now as the Maunsell Sea Forts – remain to this day, rusting and abandoned. But they also had a strange, eerie afterlife, from pirate radio to the micronation of Sealand.<br><br>On today's episode of Other Edens, we look at the history of the Maunsell Sea Forts, and speak to some of the people inspired but their mysterious presence off the Kentish coast.<br><br>Written and presented by Nick Hilton.<br>Sound design by Ewan Cameron.<br>Theme music by George Jennings.<br>Find out more at <a href="http://podotpods.com">podotpods.com</a> and contact us for sales and advertising details.</div>