Right, in light of mobs returning to SMP I've commissioned Fort Newby. The spawn point is now a castle-esque structure inside a strong, dare I say, impenetrable wall (by mobs anyway). It contains a storage room (for starting supplies), an observation tower (for orientation), and a secure tunnel to the nearest railway station (Bromley-By-Bow) which is under construction (the tunnel, not the station).
It boasts obsidian reinforced walls and a lava moat, as well as a iron door with switch (AFAIK Mobs can't activate switches) and a bridge across the lava moat which has to be climbed by ladder (AFAIK Mobs can't climb ladders...although I did hear a rumour that the Halloween patch has added that). It will, hopefully, allow any new players to spawn in an area at night which won't be overrun by Mobs...I may have to put a ceiling on the yard between the fort and the walls in case skeleton archers snipe from the nearby cliff top.
I've done most of it now, and will hopefully be able to finish it or progress close to finishing it tomorrow.
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