On Culver Down, near Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, are the concrete emplacements for two 9.2" Guns. The battery was constructed in 1906 and was known as Culver Down Battery. The battery remained operational throughout WW2 until it was disarmed in 1956. Directly above the Battery, is Bembridge Fort. This hexagonal fort, surrounded by a dry ditch was built in the 1860s. It provided barrack accomodation and was armed with a series of Breach Loading Guns until its decomission in 1907. The ditch was protected by three two-storey caponiers. The Fort and Battery remain in good condition and are currently owned by the National Trust.
The battery is open access all year round (but the underground magazines are sealed) and the fort is open for tours during the summer.
The battery is open access all year round (but the underground magazines are sealed) and the fort is open for tours during the summer.
Plan of the Battery, courtesy of the PFS
View of the Culver Down Battery emplacements
View of one of the emplacements
Shell hoist to underground magazines
Another view
View of the second emplacement
Spigot for Mortar
Plan of the Fort, courtesy of the PFS
Entrance to Bembridge Fort
Winch for drawbridge
Casemates and parade ground
Covered Way on the Glacis
Allen Williams Turret on the top of the Fort
Steps down the Counterscarp into the ditch
Caponnier in the ditch
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ReplyDeleteThe fortification is one of several Palmerston Forts built on the island following concerns about the size and strength of the French Navy in the late 19th century.The fortification is one of several Palmerston Forts built on the island following concerns about the size and strength of the French Navy in the late 19th century.The fortification is one of several Palmerston Forts built on the island following concerns about the size and strength of the French Navy in the late 19th century.
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ReplyDeletethese now-abandoned sites were finished in 1906.
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ReplyDeleteformer coastal artillery battery on Culver Down, on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight, England. The fortification is one of several Palmerston Forts built on the island following concerns about the size and strength of the French Navy in the late 19th century. former coastal artillery battery on Culver Down, on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight, England. The fortification is one of several Palmerston Forts built on the island following concerns about the size and strength of the French Navy in the late 19th century. about us
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