Spitbank Fort

Spitbank Fort or Spitsand Fort or Spit Sand Fort or simply Spit Fort is a sea fort built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. Located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England, and is now in private ownership following its sale after a period as a luxury hotel.

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1887 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Spit Fort; Spit Sand Fort; Spitsand Fort
sea fort, United Kingdom, Portsmouth Palmerston Forts, United Kingdom, 
File:Guests Arriving at Spitbank Fort.jpg

• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Victorian Forts and Artillery page^@
• Solent Papers 1: Spit Bank and the Spithead Forts page^@
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  Battle of Netley ⓘ
  508 battle

• File:Monks Bay Battle of Bonchurch.jpg

  Battle of Bonchurch ⓘ
  1545 battle in the French invasion of the Isle of Wight

• File:The French fleet attacks Bembridge.jpg

  French invasion of the Isle of Wight ⓘ
  1545 battle between England and France during the Italian Wars

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  Battle of the Solent ⓘ
  naval conflict between England and France in 1545

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  Siege of Portsmouth ⓘ
  1642 siege during the English Civil War

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  Siege of Chichester ⓘ
  1642 siege

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  Skirmish at the Isle of Wight ⓘ
  1647 engagement of the English Civil War

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  Southampton Blitz ⓘ
  WWII aerial bombardment of British port city

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  Browndown Battery ⓘ
  grade II listed building in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fredericks Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines ⓘ
  architectural structure in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Point Battery ⓘ
  Palmerston era gun battery in Portsmouth

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  Steyne Wood Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P12) at Monument Farm ⓘ
  archaeological site in Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Magazine in Ferry Road - geograph.org.uk - 1193936.jpg

  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Havant, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Eastney Batteries ⓘ
  19th century gun batteries guarding the entrance to Langstone Harbour, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Overgrown section of Yaverland Battery.JPG

  Yaverland Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Redcliff Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Sandown Barrack Battery ⓘ
  battery on the Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Puckpool Battery ⓘ
  mortar battery on thr Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Steynewood Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England, UK

• File:Footpath along the shore to Nodes Point - geograph.org.uk - 758607.jpg

  Nodes Point Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in St Helens, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Culver Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England  

• File:Bouldnor Battery.JPG

  Bouldnor Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Chichester West Sussex County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in West Sussex

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  Gosport Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hampshire, Uk

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  London Road Portsmouth Deep Shelter ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Hampshire, UK

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  Portsmouth District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hampshire, UK

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  Wymering Air-Raid Shelter ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

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  East Cowes Castle ⓘ
  former Device Fort in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England

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  Carisbrooke Castle ⓘ
  motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Portchester Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Portchester, Hampshire, England, UK  

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  Calshot Castle ⓘ
  artillery fort on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, UK  

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  West Cowes Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Netley Castle ⓘ
  castle in Netley village on the border of Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Southsea castle from the east.JPG

  Southsea Castle ⓘ
  castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Sandown Castle ⓘ
  Device Fort built at Sandown on the Isle of Wight

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  Yarmouth Castle ⓘ
  English artillery fort  

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  Fort Blockhouse ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Cumberland ⓘ
  fort in City of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Elson ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Gosport, England

• File:Fort Monckton - geograph.org.uk - 886347.jpg

  Fort Monckton ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, UK

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  Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea ⓘ
  fort in City of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Fort Brockhurst, Gosport.jpg

  Fort Brockhurst ⓘ
  historic fort in Gosport, England  

• File:Fort Gomer Plan.jpg

  Fort Gomer ⓘ
  former fort in Gosport, England

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  Fort Rowner ⓘ
  Palmerston Fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Lumps fort from the air 1945.JPG

  Lumps Fort ⓘ
  fortification in Southsea, City of Portsmouth, England, UK

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  Fort Nelson ⓘ
  Grade I listed military museum in Hampshire, England, UK  

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  Fort Purbrook ⓘ
  fort in Havant, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Fort Widley - geograph.org.uk - 1232.jpg

  Fort Widley ⓘ
  fort in Portsmouth, UK  

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  Fort Fareham ⓘ
  fort in Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Fort Southwick - geograph.org.uk - 2386.jpg

  Fort Southwick ⓘ
  part of naval base of Portsmouth in the county of Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Gilkicker ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Fort Grange-Gosport - geograph.org.uk - 704885.jpg

  Fort Grange ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Sandown Fort ⓘ
  Palmerston Fort on the Isle of Wight

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  No Man's Land Fort ⓘ
  Grade II listed sea fort in the Solent, UK

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  St Helens Fort ⓘ
  sea fort with lighthouse in the Solent close to the Isle of Wight, England, UK

• File:Bembridge Fort - geograph.org.uk - 72145.jpg

  Bembridge Fort ⓘ
  fort in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Fort Wallington ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK

• File:Guests Arriving at Spitbank Fort.jpg

  Spitbank Fort ⓘ
  sea fort located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England  

• File:Horse Sand Fort - geograph.org.uk - 1087244.jpg

  Horse Sand Fort ⓘ
  sea fort in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Nab Tower ⓘ
  lighthouse east of Isle of Wight, UK

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  HMS Excellent ⓘ
  shore establishment

• File:HMS Holland 1 1991.jpg

  HMS Holland 1 ⓘ
  1901 Holland-class submarine

• File:ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM, PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.jpg

  National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth ⓘ
  museum in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ⓘ
  area of HM naval Base Portsmouth

• File:Maxim 1910.JPG

  The Wight Military And Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum on Isle of Wight, England

• File:Victory - geograph.org.uk - 4093018.jpg

  HMS Victory ⓘ
  1765 first-rate ship of the line

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  Southwick House ⓘ
  19th-century manor house

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  HMS Warrior ⓘ
  1860 Warrior-class ironclad

• File:HMS Monitor M33 - 4 April 2010 at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.JPG

  HMS M33 ⓘ
  1915 M29-class monitor

• File:HMS Alliance S67.jpg

  HMS Alliance ⓘ
  1945 Amphion-class submarine

• File:Gosport HMS Alliance 18-10-2011 11-41-31.png

  Royal Navy Submarine Museum ⓘ
  Maritime museum in Gosport, England

• File:Military Aviation Museum-Tangmere - geograph.org.uk - 1729366.jpg

  Tangmere Military Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Tangmere, West Sussex, United Kingdom

• File:D-Day Museum, Southsea, Portsmouth (rear exterior).jpg

  The D-Day Story ⓘ
  war museum in Portsmouth, United Kingdom  

• File:Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport-geograph.org.uk-2992669.jpg

  Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower ⓘ
  museum in Gosport, Hampshire, UK

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  Grace Dieu ⓘ
  1418 English warship, destroyed by fire in 1439

• File:A1 Submarine - May 1904.jpg

  HMS A1 ⓘ
  1902 A-class submarine

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  Mary Rose ⓘ
  1511 carrack warship

• File:Invincible 74 canons integre a la Royal Navy.jpg

  HMS Invincible ⓘ
  1744 third-rate ship of the line

• File:John Cleveley the Elder, The Royal George at Deptford Showing the Launch of The Cambridge (1757).jpg

  HMS Royal George ⓘ
  1756 first-rate ship of the line

• File:HMS Boxer - Cassier's Magazine 1896.png

  HMS Boxer ⓘ
  1894 Ardent-class destroyer

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  Round Tower, Broad Street ⓘ
  tower in Portsmouth, England

• File:Portsmouth - Round Tower HMNB 20180709.jpg

  Round Tower, Circular Road ⓘ
  tower in Portsmouth, England

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1887 Spitbank Fort

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508 Battle of Netley

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1545 Battle of Bonchurch

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1545 French invasion of the Isle of Wight

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1545 Battle of the Solent

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1642 Siege of Portsmouth

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1642 Siege of Chichester

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1647 Skirmish at the Isle of Wight

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1940 — 1944 Southampton Blitz

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1861 Eastney Batteries

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1861 Yaverland Battery

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1863 Redcliff Battery

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1863 Sandown Barrack Battery

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1865 Puckpool Battery

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1893 Steynewood Battery

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1904-04-20T00:00:00Z

1904 Nodes Point Battery

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1906-07-21T00:00:00Z

1906 Culver Battery

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1937 Bouldnor Battery

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1100 Carisbrooke Castle

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1100 Portchester Castle

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1539 Calshot Castle

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1539 West Cowes Castle

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1542 Netley Castle

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1543 Southsea Castle

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1545 Sandown Castle

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1547 Yarmouth Castle

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1858 Fort Brockhurst

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1858 — 1964 Fort Gomer

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1858 Fort Rowner

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1859 Lumps Fort

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1860 Fort Nelson

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1860 Fort Purbrook

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1860 Fort Widley

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1861 Fort Fareham

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1861 Fort Southwick

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1863 Fort Gilkicker

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1863 Fort Grange

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1864 Sandown Fort

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1867 No Man's Land Fort

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1867 St Helens Fort

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1867 Bembridge Fort

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1874 Fort Wallington

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1888 Horse Sand Fort

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1918 Nab Tower

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1778 HMS Victory

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1800 Southwick House

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1860 HMS Warrior

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1915 HMS M33

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1947 HMS Alliance

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1963 Royal Navy Submarine Museum

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1982 Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

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1982 The D-Day Story

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2001 Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower

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1511 Mary Rose

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1744 HMS Invincible

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1756 — 1782 HMS Royal George

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1894 HMS Boxer

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1490 Round Tower, Circular Road

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Frameless

HMS Acheron, Acheron-class destroyer IWM Q 75115

Ferries and forts, The Solent, Portsmouth - 2023-04-21

Spitbank Fort and a Wightlink ferry, The Solent - 2023-04-21

Ferries and forts, The Solent, Portsmouth - 2023-04-21

HMS Acheron, Acheron-class destroyer IWM Q 75115

Spitbank Fort and a Wightlink ferry, The Solent - 2023-04-21

Target Dossier for Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - DPLA - 862d09227a602c0e49def34f71613e23 (page 3)

Target Dossier for Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - DPLA - 862d09227a602c0e49def34f71613e23 (page 3)

Spitsand Fort

Portsmouth MMB 87

• Spitbank—A Solent Seafort - , Q1860, 2001

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Kings of the Isle of Wight		Wikidata
class	group		Portsmouth Palmerston Forts	fortification	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	508	Battle of Netley	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	Battle of Bonchurch	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	French invasion of the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of France	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	Battle of the Solent	France, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Siege of Portsmouth	William Waller, George Goring, Lord Goring, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Siege of Chichester	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1647	Skirmish at the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Southampton Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		Victorian Forts and Artillery page@		Wikidata
link	page		Solent Papers 1: Spit Bank and the Spithead Forts page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-90	U-boat, Type U 87 submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-21	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-64	Type UC II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1195	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1894	HMS Hazard	torpedo gunboat, Dryad-class torpedo gunboat	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1694	J. Samuel White	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, enterprise, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1905	Chemring Group	arms industry, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1910	Parker Hale	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1913	Supermarine	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1966	VT Group	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1978	Accuracy International	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	charitable organisation	1984	Palmerston Forts Society	fortification, charitable organization, club	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Trafalgar Wharf	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1866	John I. Thornycroft & Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1871	Vosper & Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Browndown Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Fredericks Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Steyne Wood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P12) at Monument Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	Eastney Batteries	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	Yaverland Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Redcliff Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1865	Puckpool Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1893	Steynewood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1904	Nodes Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1906	Culver Battery	artillery battery, National Trust	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1937	Bouldnor Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chichester West Sussex County Emergency Centre	West Sussex County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gosport Borough Control	civil defense center, Gosport Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		London Road Portsmouth Deep Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Portsmouth District Council Emergency Centre	Portsmouth City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wymering Air-Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Carisbrooke Castle	English Heritage, castle, independent museum, historic house museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Portchester Castle	English Heritage, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	West Cowes Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1543	Southsea Castle	military museum, local authority museum, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1545	Sandown Castle	destroyed building or structure, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Blockhouse	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Cumberland	fort, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Elson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Monckton	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1858	Fort Brockhurst	military museum, fort, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1858	Fort Gomer	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1858	Fort Rowner	fort, Royal Navy, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1859	Lumps Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Fort Nelson	national museum, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Fort Purbrook	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Fort Widley	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Fareham	fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Southwick	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort Gilkicker	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort Grange	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Sandown Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	No Man's Land Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	St Helens Fort	sea fort, lighthouse	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Bembridge Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1874	Fort Wallington	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1887	Spitbank Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1888	Horse Sand Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1918	Nab Tower	sea fort, Trinity House, lighthouse	Wikidata
site	military base		HMS Excellent	naval museum, naval shore establishment	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Holland 1	preserved watercraft, museum ship, Holland-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	museum		National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth	naval museum, national museum, museum service	Wikidata
site	museum		Portsmouth Historic Dockyard	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1778	HMS Victory	preserved watercraft, first-rate, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1800	Southwick House	English country house, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	HMS Warrior	independent museum, ironclad warship, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1915	HMS M33	preserved watercraft, museum ship, monitor, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	HMS Alliance	Amphion-class submarine, preserved watercraft, museum ship, submarine, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Royal Navy Submarine Museum	naval museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Tangmere Military Aviation Museum	independent museum, aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	The D-Day Story	local authority museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower	national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Grace Dieu	shipwreck, warship	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS A1	A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1511	Mary Rose	English Navy, archaeological find, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, museum ship, carrack, naval vessel, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1744	HMS Invincible	third-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1756	HMS Royal George	1745 Establishment Group, first-rate, marine salvage, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1894	HMS Boxer	torpedo-boat destroyer, shipwreck, Ardent-class destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower		Round Tower, Broad Street	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1490	Round Tower, Circular Road	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Acheron, Acheron-class destroyer IWM Q 75115		Commons
commons	image		Ferries and forts, The Solent, Portsmouth - 2023-04-21		Commons
commons	image		Spitbank Fort and a Wightlink ferry, The Solent - 2023-04-21		Commons
commons	image		Ferries and forts, The Solent, Portsmouth - 2023-04-21		Commons
commons	image		HMS Acheron, Acheron-class destroyer IWM Q 75115		Commons
commons	image		Spitbank Fort and a Wightlink ferry, The Solent - 2023-04-21		Commons
commons	image		Target Dossier for Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - DPLA - 862d09227a602c0e49def34f71613e23 (page 3)		Commons
commons	image		Target Dossier for Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - DPLA - 862d09227a602c0e49def34f71613e23 (page 3)		Commons
commons	image		Spitsand Fort		Commons
commons	image		Portsmouth MMB 87		Commons