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

Website Links

The following Links pages have been created to give easy access to other useful sources of Victorian Fort information:

Specific British Victorian Fortifications within the British Isles:
Specific British & Dominion Victorian Fortifications elsewhere in the world:
Gazetteer web sites of Victorian Fort information:
Web sites to Organisations interested in Victorian Fortifications and those of Archives containing Victorian Fort original documents:

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......