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Listed Building: EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST (1387041)

Grade II
Authority Historic England
NHLE UID 1387041
Date assigned 25 September 1972
Date last amended 18 March 1999

Description

Includes: Eastney Barracks, Eastney Fort East EASTNEY ESPLANADE. Fort with later military installations. 1862-67 with later alterations. Flint, red brick and ashlar. Wedge-shaped enclosure, facing sea, with earth embankments, flint-faced internally, on west, south and east sides and double ditch along front (south side). Enclosing wall of flint rubble with red brick bands, quoined pilasters and rounded coping; horizontal gun apertures at approximately one metre intervals and some larger apertures with granite surrounds. Entrance on north side has large square piers of banded brick and flint with ashlar quoins and capstones, board gates and mid C20 steel gantry. INTERIOR: underground casements with arched entrances to look-out positions. Steps up to parapets. Some surviving gun emplacements. A number of mid C20 brick buildings and some concrete emplacements from guns used in 2nd World War. Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Sources (1)

  • SPM35 Index: Historic England. The National Heritage List for England.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 670 988 (point)
Unitary Authority Portsmouth City

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Record last edited

Dec 18 2015 11:36AM