The background to this scene is the preparation for D Day embarkations. The Mulberry Harbour sections are visible on the beach in the distance. Swimming tanks (DD or Duplex Drive meaning they had the option to drive a propeller with the tank engine) can be seen practicing in the foreground. The hard standing for the tanks on the left is today the caravan park. Number 2 battery dominates the foreground. The small piers with their Dolphins can be seen at each slipway. Some of us will remember the last Dolphin section by the sailing club which we used as a diving platform in summers of the past Just to the right of the two round storage tanks in the centre of the picture can be seen a dip trench with concrete sides which was used to test if the DD tanks were watertight. The moat has been filled in with exception to the section on the lower side of the Battery which is still there. It is very interesting when comparing this scene with that of today. You can still see the different colour of the grass where the concrete was laid on the main bend in the road.