Colwell Bay, The Front c.1955
Photo ref: C452001
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Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind. Albert Fort, on the headland at one end of the bay, was built to guard the strategically important waters of the Solent.

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