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'''Bembridge Fort''' (map reference {{gbmappingsmall|SZ624861}}) is a fort built on [[Bembridge Down]] close to the village of [[Bembridge]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. It is one of the many [[Palmerston Forts]] built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925. |
'''Bembridge Fort''' (map reference {{gbmappingsmall|SZ624861}}) is a fort built on [[Bembridge Down]] close to the village of [[Bembridge]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. It is one of the many [[Palmerston Forts]] built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925. |
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* [http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/bembridge.pdf Victorian Forts data sheet] |
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* [http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/fort_bembridge.htm Underground Kent description] |
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Revision as of 09:44, 24 January 2012
| Bembridge Fort | |
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| Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight, England | |
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  Bembridge Fort | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | National Trust |
| Open to the public | No |
| Site history | |
| Built | July 1867 |
Bembridge Fort (map reference SZ624861) is a fort built on Bembridge Down close to the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925.