Portsdown Artillery Volunteers and 16 pr RML Field Gun                
East Gate, Fort Nelson                
Northumberland Artillery Volunteers and 68 pr Coastal Defence Gun, circa 1870's                
6inch BL HP, Fort Taiaroa, Dunedin, New Zealand                
Restored Barrack Room, Fort Nelson                
7 inch RBL on reproduction Moncrieff carriage, Crownhill Fort Plymouth                
Hampshire Militia and band on parade at Fort Rowner, circa 1880's                
32 pdr drawing from Treatise on Service Ordnance 1900                
Portsdown Artillery Volunteers and 32 pr SBBL                

Meetings / Events

22/02/2012 - The Forts of New York Part II
Presentation by Dave Tabner
 
28/03/2012 - The Battle of Cherbourg 1864
The Sinking of the CSS Alabama by the USS Kearsarge presented by Ray Mumford
 
24/04/2012 - 617 Squadron..... After the Dams.
Presentation by Graham Walters
 

News

The PFS electronic archives are now available within the members area of the web-site to view or download. These include all Fort Logs and Redans.
 
Fort Logs - The PFS Fort Logs are a rich source of information about the Victorian Forts and Batteries of Great Britain, and the format enables them to be downloaded for use as field guides. Now, this comprehensive collection of 186 Fort Logs is available in the members section of the PFS web-site, together with some useful maps to help identify the location of each site.
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A diary date for all PFS members is the 15 September 2012 for a visit to two selected Isle of Wight fortifcations: Fort Bembridge and Steynewood High Angle Battery, both of which normally have limited access, and then possibily the Yaverland Battery too. Details and arrangement are yet to be made, but members are requested to keep this date free for a very interesting day out. ...> read more
 
 

Join Us

The Palmerston Forts Society welcomes new members, so if you have an interest in joining the Society, perhaps even firing the Victorian guns, then find out more.....
 
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Welcome

The Palmerston Forts Society was formed in 1984 and brings together enthusiasts who have an active interest in nineteenth century military fortifications and associated artillery worldwide, but particularly within Hampshire, and is focussed on the ring of forts that protected Portsmouth.
 
The Society is based at Fort Nelson, Fareham, in one of the Great Portsdown Forts built during the 1860’s to defend Portsdown Hill from occupation by an invading army. Had an enemy been positioned on the hill, then Portsmouth harbour and dockyard would have been vulnerable to artillery fire. 
 
Today Fort Nelson is run by Royal Armouries as their Museum of Artillery, and has recently undergone a multi-million pound redevelopment transforming it to museum for the 21st century.