No Man's Land Fort
| No Man's Land Fort | |
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| Solent, England | |
 No Man's Land Fort |
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 Shown within United Kingdom Isle of Wight
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| Type | Fort |
| Coordinates | 50°44′23.7″N 1°5′42.78″W / 50.739917°N 1.0952167°W |
| Built | 1867-1880 |
| Current condition |
Complete |
| Open to the public |
No |
No Man's Land Fort was a fort built in the Solent as part of the Palmerston Forts. It is 2.2 kilometres[1] off the coast of the Isle of Wight and built between the years 1867 and 1880 to protect Portsmouth. It was built for a cost of £462,500, which if adjusted for inflation is equivalent to £43,391,356 at 2010 prices.
No Man's Land Fort is almost identical to Horse Sand Fort. It has been used as a luxury home/hospitality centre for high-paying guests – due to the privacy it offers – with an indoor swimming pool and two helipads. In July 2004, Legionella bacteria found in the hotel's water system forced its closure.[2] The Fort was put up for sale in 2005 and again in 2007, but the company collapsed.[3][4][5] In March 2008, Harmesh Pooni, claiming to still be the owner, barricaded himself inside the fort in protest against the administrators KPMG.[6]
The property was eventually sold by KPMG, who repossessed the fort as acting administrators of property finance company Lexi Holdings from Mr Pooni, for £910,000 in March 2009.[7]
The 1972 Doctor Who serial The Sea Devils used the fort as a filming location for several scenes.
Other sea forts include Spitbank Fort, St Helens Fort and Horse Sand Fort.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ "Legionella bacteria found at fort". BBC news. 9 July 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3879659.stm. "[…] now off limits "until the health risk is controlled"."
- ^ "Converted sea fort hotel for sale". BBC news. 10 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6289624.stm.
- ^ "Who will buy fort used in Doctor's adventure?". The News, Portsmouth. July 9, 2007. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/latest?articleid=3015713.
- ^ Ward, David (July 16, 2007). "Bolthole in the Solent goes on sale for £4m". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2127139,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Besieged man barricaded in fort". BBC news. 7 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7284013.stm. "A sea fort […] is under siege from creditors, prompting a businessman to barricade himself inside."
- ^ "'Bargain' sale of £14m Victorian seafort". BBC News. 2009-07-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8132690.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
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- Victorian Forts data sheet
- Peaceful setting with good sea views! No Man's Land Fort, Touching History
- JBT Marine delivery to No mans land fort
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