Meetings / Events
27/02/2019 - Haslemere and District Military Relics and Memorials
A talk by PFS Chairman Mike Darling about the military aspects of the interesting town in which he lives.
27/03/2019 - Queen Victoria's Forgotten Navy - Part IV
PFS member James Doherty concludes the story of how the Royal Navy developed during the reign of Queen Victoria.
24/04/2019 - A Short Biography of the English Channel
Details to follow. Speaker: Iain Kennedy
News
The 2018 issue of The Redan is now available, and will be distributed to members who attend this year's AGM on the 13th October. A general mail out to members who have renewed will commence from the 15th October.
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The development of Fort Gilkicker
to create 26 exclusive beach-side homes has come to a halt, yet again.
According to the Portsmouth News Fort Gilkicker is back on the market after the
investors pull out. Developer Andrew Temperton said "...the investors from
Malaysia see it as a very small scheme and don't want the hassle anymore, so
are moving on to other projects. Personally I am very disappointed... My main
frustrations are with problems we had with Historic England and that I'm not
able to see the project through to the end."
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Latest News
New edition of British Fortifications booklet
The Palmerston Forts Society have just published a new and revised version of British Fortification in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
This 36 page booklet was first published in 2003, but now it has been updated and revised for this latest 2013 full colour edition.

This revised edition explains the development of British Fortifications, particularly those resulting from the 1859 Royal Commission and subsequent revisions of the nations defences. It is richly illustrated with:
The book sells for £6.00, however, PFS Members may obtain their copy of this latest PFS publication, at the special price of £5.00 per copy, using the following application form: