Caponier Chatham Lines ("Cat's Eyes"), Brompton
The Caponier between King's Bastion and Prince of Wales Bastion on the Chatham Lines was a favourite playground when I was a kid. In those days it was not fenced off and was known to the locals as "Cat's Eyes". It got the name from the fact that the curved tops of some bricked up arches were left open, the light coming in giving the impression of eyes. The effect was further enhanced by a couple of bricks placed in the opening, a common ocurrence in those days. It was a great spot for playing 'war' - becoming anything from a WW2 bunker to a medieval castle in our very active imaginations!
Caponier Chatham Lines ("Cat's Eyes"), Brompton
The Caponier between King's Bastion and Prince of Wales Bastion on the Chatham Lines was a favourite playground when I was a kid. In those days it was not fenced off and was known to the locals as "Cat's Eyes". It got the name from the fact that the curved tops of some bricked up arches were left open, the light coming in giving the impression of eyes. The effect was further enhanced by a couple of bricks placed in the opening, a common ocurrence in those days. It was a great spot for playing 'war' - becoming anything from a WW2 bunker to a medieval castle in our very active imaginations!