"Plan of Bay between T2 and T3" at Slipway and Caisson support foundation T2 & T3 (82163)

A photo of The whole feature in one image.

By fixerp

05/08/2016 - The concrete foundations shown in the diagram are a key part of the method of launching caissons at Lepe. The foundations shown (1 of 8) are the points at which the weight of the caisson is transferred from a continuous rail (the production line) to the launch slipway. A removable steel bridge to support a rail could have been constructed across the tops of all the foundations such that the rail could be continuous (and at the same level as the production line). The steel bridge and rail would have been temporarily removed once the weight of the caisson was transferred to the slipway.