Godwin Coastal Defence Battery, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | Education Video by World of Military

<p>One of the most dramatic examples of coastal erosion in action.</p><p>Fort Godwin was a coastal battery built to defend the ports along the Humber estuary.</p><p> It opened in 1915 and was constructed for two large 9.2-inch guns.</p><p> The battery was in use throughout the First World War and kept in use during the inter-war period.</p><p> The battery was modified during the Second World War and in 1940 it was equipped with 4-inch guns on naval mountings and a new pair of searchlights.</p>