15th Lancashire AV at Perch Rock Battery, Merseyside

Fort Gilkicker Sept 2023 (Mike Atthis)

7-inch RBL, Fort Nelson

Scraesdon Fort, Plymouth

Inside the Admiralty Pier Turret, Dover - two 16-inch RML 80-tons

The building of Fort Nelson 1860s

Hilsea Lines road entrance under construction

The Royal Marine Artillery firing 6.3-inch RML Howitzers at Fort Cumberland

Hurst Castle East Wing Battery before the damage

9-inch Rifled Muzzle Loader

Links to Gazetteer web sites including Victorian Forts

www.derelictplaces.co.uk	A site that wishes to document military, industrial and historical places before they disappear entirely. The reports are as good as the research done by the author.
www.ecastles.co.uk/index.html	Castles and Fortifications of England and Wales. There is a separate index for Forts. Maps, pictures and brief information.
www.subterraneanhistory.co.uk	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.
www.undergroundkent.co.uk/index.html	Web site dedicated to underground structures, mainly those in Kent and those of a military origin, inclues many Victorian forts.
www.victorianforts.co.uk	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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_forts	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.

News

Redan 85 is currently being printed

Redan 85 The new Palmerston Forts Society journal is currently being printed in readiness for distribution to paid-up members at this years AGM.
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National Artillery Association visit to Shoeburyness - 9th October 2024

The NAA are organising a visit to this site. We have just heard about it but PFS members and guests are welcome.
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Easy Fund Raising

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.
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40th Anniversary of the founding of the PFS

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......