Fort Fareham is a Grade II listed building in the Fareham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1976. Fort.

Fort Fareham

WRENN ID: steep-attic-vetch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Fareham
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 October 1976
Type: Fort
Source: Historic England listing

Description

NEWGATE LANE 1. 5231 (West Side) Fareham Fort Fareham SU 5705 4/137 SU 50 SE 20/137 II GV 2. Mid C19 fort forming part of a series of fortifications built to defend Portsmouth Harbour. Probably constructed about 1860 during Lord Palmerston's 2nd Ministry, at the time of a scare of war with France. Irregular shape. Surrounded by a bank lined with red brick on both the inside and outside, part with tiers of arches. Outside this is a moat, now dry. Centre of Fort now used as an Industrial Estate and some of arches now occupied by industrial premises. Fort Fareham and the Iron Bridge form a group.

Listing NGR: SU5828106328

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