Subterranean History: Forts, Bunkers, Coastal Defence Batteries, Air Raid Shelters, Mines and anything else underground. Mainly the South of England. Mainly pictures with brief information.
Web site dedicated to underground structures, mainly those in Kent and those of a military origin, inclues many Victorian forts.
A website dedicated to the study of Victorian Forts and Batteries with associated artillery. Was the www.palmerstonforts.org.uk web site up until June 2011.
The multilingual encyclopea that is produced by vast numbers of voluntry contributers. However, this is the nearest to a central index, which only covers the British Isles, and is incomplete.
We are delighted to announce that, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has decided to add Lumps Fort (Southsea) and the site of the nearby practice battery to the National Heritage List for England as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. read more ...
The Palmerston Forts Society (PFS) aims to educate the public about Fort Nelson and Victorian fortifications, supporting their improvement for public benefit. To further this goal, PFS offers financial grants of up to £1,000 for projects focused on preserving and recording Victorian forts.read more ...
Redan 85 The new Palmerston Forts Society journal was distributed to paid-up members at this years AGM with the remainder being despatched via Royal Mail on Wednesday 23rd October.read more ...
Easyfundraising We have now registered with a new scheme called easyfundraising. Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself. read more ...
2024 marks the 40th year since the Palmerston Forts Society was formed. To commemorate this occasion a number of special events will be announced. Watch this space......