HIDDEN A.A GUN - Urbex history

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Join us as we explore the Nelson HAA (Heavy Anti Aircraft) battery. This is one of the last surviving gun emplacements on Portsdown hill, the aim of these huge guns were to spot and shoot down enemy aircraft trying to sneak in the less guarded spot on the hill.
We also come across a surviving Nissen hut still with its blast proof wall.
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[@markurbex6579]

Cool video buddy

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks Mark 😁👍

[@MrEthansafc]

Nice video m8 👍🏻

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks ethansafc 👍

[@mikebuick2332]

Bit late to the party here. I’ve lived in Portchester / Portsmouth all my life and never knew about these! Great video 👍

[@Marilyn195]

All your explores on the sites from the war are very interesting along with the history you impart about them🇨🇦

[@tracyworthington1520]

Amazing find very interesting. Love listening to you n neds information brings it back to life feel like were there ❤

[@domrees18]

At 21:39 they look like zig zag harrows, we used to use them on agricultural land for making a seed bed, before power harrows were a thing. Not sure why they would be there but they defiantly look like zig zag harrows

[@VacantHaven]

Yeah just checked it out and it definitely is, although still weird why it's up there and how it's fused to the roof. Thanks for the info domrees18 😁👍

[@SueGirling68]

Hi guys, another awesome explore, thank you for sharing, much love. xx 🥰

[@megamills150]

Good explore Nice one 👍💯

[@edpoe1108]

Recent sub. I really enjoy going along with you and your friends on these explorations. I like your down to earth approach - you don't resort to any of the standard KZbin conventions that are all too common in this type of content. No affected social media persona and no Trap music soundtrack, just some history and a couple of mates discovering fascinating, old places.

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks very much Ed! Really glad you like the explores. I just like a good old adventure. The stories write themselves! Cheers for watching 👍

[@Pianoguy32]

Looking through some of my parents old photos, found that they had a bonfire in the gunpit in the early 80s when the area was used by the Hampshire astronomy club!

[@VacantHaven]

Wow, I have tried to find old photos of this site but no luck! Not a thing!

[@MattyEngland]

'Never bring a shaven haven to a gunfight!'...That's what me old nan used to say 👍👍

[@VacantHaven]

🤣🤣🤣😆 she's wise mate

[@FromaTwistedMind]

😆😅🤣🤣

[@weyayemanjoe3082]

Nice one guys 👍

[@Trish1]

Great little video - really interesting! Each visit to Pompey I promise myself a drive up there ... still not been! Such amazing views . Thanks 👍

[@VacantHaven]

You really should next time, well worth a walk about! Thanks Trish

[@Dwaine-ej7nm]

Great video guys the AA station near castle hill Huddersfield is a good place to visit

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks Dwaine. I'll have to check that place out.

[@TheRopeAddict]

Brilliant show, Alex. You breathe life into these relics.

[@VacantHaven]

What an awesome comment! Thanks Joseph, means alot 👍👍

[@shadowman8542]

Awesome vid, a great in depth look at them and epic drone work!

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks mate ✌

[@sh4dowmansc]

Brilliant video mate of a place that's not often seen. Well done!

[@VacantHaven]

Cheers Shaun! Appreciated 😁👍

[@gordonturke4171]

Maybe them racks fixed to the roof, might of been for the gun shells then ready to load the guns,

[@lengreenhill3625]

Very interesting video thanks guys x

[@AirPictureGM]

Brilliant video mate. Im still looking for my first explore soon.

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks mate. Appreciate it! Just checked out your UFO vid, great stuff. Subbed to ya

[@sailwesterly5444]

The harrows have no connection to the emplacement and have simply melted in to the bitumen of the roof during extremely hot weather. My best guess.

[@VacantHaven]

Yeah we found this out afterwards as my mate is a tractor driver.

[@alanbates1471]

The first building you visited was the Command Post for the battery and the channels in the floor were for cables that connected the equipment in there. It was sited some distance from the guns so the shock of their firing could not affect the instruments in there.

[@VacantHaven]

Nice one. Thanks for the info Alan

[@bearwitch43]

How wow new there was remains somewere , is that behind the guy with one eye who looks over portsmouth .?? Yes im a grover.

[@VacantHaven]

Lol I think I know where you're on about. Lot of connections with tunnels from Portsdown to Paulsgrove

[@alanbates1471]

The guns mounted in those pits were 5.25", replacing the 3.7" of the earlier battery. The only surviving example of 5.25's are on Gibraltar and can be seen here kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5nTd4t9e8x6bbc

[@nannyfairy]

I enjoyed that video. Thank you x x oh just a thought maybe it would be useful to carry some garden shears in your back pack ?

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks Jackie! Yeah think we need to invest in some gardening equipment 😉

[@MrJohnBenglePresents]

awsome vid m8 loved it

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks John 👍👍

[@lengreenhill3625]

Would there have been large anti aircraft lights there ??

[@VacantHaven]

Yeah there could well have been.

[@leonbero1974]

You should have a lot more than 1.5k subs man. Your contents 2nd to non Well Mabeys not the secretvault but he’s just a glitch in the matrix 😂 respect ✊

[@VacantHaven]

Really appreciated mate! 😁👍

[@OxfordsFinestExplorer]

Great video bro 👊

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks mate

[@ParanormalExplorers]

Amazing piece of history mate. 👍

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks mate 😁👍