RootsChat.Com

England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: jim1 on Sunday 19 December 10 21:59 GMT (UK)

Title: Portsmouth forts
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 19 December 10 21:59 GMT (UK): Can anyone tell me what the names of the forts are.
Thanks
jim
Title: Re: Portsmouth forts
Post by: bearkat on Sunday 19 December 10 22:08 GMT (UK): Horse Sand Fort

St Helens Fort

see this map of Portsmouth's forts

http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/map/pomap.htm
Title: Re: Portsmouth forts
Post by: ScouseBoy on Sunday 19 December 10 22:09 GMT (UK): could the top one be Horse sand fort?
Title: Re: Portsmouth forts
Post by: Little Nell on Sunday 19 December 10 22:10 GMT (UK): They are Horse Sand and St Helens. They are in the Solent.

St Helen's is located to the east of St Helen's - photo here:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/96593

Horse Sand Fort is closer to Portsmouth. Photo here:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/231260

Nell

Hey - great, we all agree! :)
Title: Re: Portsmouth forts
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 19 December 10 22:15 GMT (UK): Thanks all & thanks for the piccies :)
merry xmas
jim
Title: Re: Portsmouth forts
Post by: hill18 on Tuesday 22 March 11 04:19 GMT (UK): FYI, there is or was also a line of forts on Portsdown Hill protecting Portsmouth and the Solent. From west to east they are forts Fareham, Wallington, Nelson, Southwick, Widley and Purbrook. The line was finished off at the eastern end with Crookhorn Redoubt and Farlington Redoubt. I remember passing them in the car many times as a child.
Title: Re: Portsmouth forts
Post by: SalmonBlue on Tuesday 22 March 11 04:24 GMT (UK): Just seen this thread

Portsmouth's Sea Forts consist of Spitbank fort, St Helens Fort, Horse Sand Fort and No Mans Land Fort.

dtmurdy

Printed from www.RootsChat.com.
All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only.