German WW2 personnel bunker - virtual tour

[Peter Gillson]

Hi

this may be on interest to those with an interest in WW2.

first a little background: During the late 1940's there was a huge drive for scrap metal which saw the stripping out of the majority of bunkers in Guernsey; everything from the steel doors to fixtures and fittings and cable was removed for scrap. Fortunately not everything was taken, some was left, especially those bunkers on private property. Fast forward to the 1990's and the formation of Festung Guernsey; which is a group which restores WW2 bunkers, often taking things from one bunker to fit out another, or even reproducing items and fittings.

one such bunker is a personnel bunker at Fort Houmet - a Victorian site inwhich the germans added their fortifications. This bunker is often open to the public, and on one such day a local business called Spike Productions created a virtual tour of the bunker. What is very nice is that they added labels to identify items and translate signs etc.

here is a link to the site: https://spikeproductions.co.uk/our-work/ww2-bunker-virtual-tour/

Peter

 

[Tim Marlow]

That’s pretty cool. Definitely worth a good look around.

 

[Jakko]

That is pretty impressive. Not just the tour, but the bunker looks very well restored too.

 

[JR]

Thanks Peter, that was a most interesting journey. Very well produced, there's a lot of work go into the restoration and making of the virtual tour .

 

[Peter Gillson]

Thanks guys

Festung Guernsey are doing a lot of great work.

back in 2018 I posted some photos of the same bunker when it had just been restored: https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/festung-guernsey-personnel-shelter.30242/

These photos included on through the periscope.

Peter

 

[JR]

Yes had a look through again, nice to see the restoration that has taken place since then Peter .

 

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
How very interesting. The restoration is superb - even has the toilet paper, thought of everything . Thanks for sharing.
Jim

 

[Peter Gillson]

i spoke to the Festung Guernsey guys and they are hoping to produce similar tours for the other bunkers they are restoring. Fingers' crossed they do.

Peter