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Kirkleatham Stables - Wrecked Outbuildings

The only part of the Kirkleatham stables thats accessible. A few out buildings to the NW on the verge of complete collapse.

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Kirkleatham Hall Gateposts

Gateposts to the now demolished Kirkleatham Hall. The stable block is still intact and mysteriously undeveloped or renovated in decades.

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Kirkleatham Hall Wall converted into WW2 Gun Nest

Kirkleatham was surrounded by defensive positions during the second world war, this ornamental tower from the now demolished Kirkleatham Hall was converted into a gun emplacement as part of the ring of nine pillboxes, four roadblocks, three anti-craft guns, minefields and three miles of anti-tank ditches.
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