Fort Gomer
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Fort Gomer was one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the southernmost and first-built Polygonal fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. It was located on land immediately to the west of the present Gomer Lane. Fort Gomer was the most southerly fort in the line of five which formed part of the ‘Sea Front and Spithead Defences’, Inner Line, Land Front, Left Flank. This line of forts was later known as the Gomer-Elson Line or 'Gosport Advanced Line' This consisted of, from south to north, Fort Gomer, Fort Grange, Fort Rowner, Fort Brockhurst and Fort Elson. An inscription above the main entrance through the barrack block read `Erected AD 1853’. The fort was almost complete before work began on Fort Elson in 1855. The estimated cost of Fort Gomer was £92,000 in 1869.
1858 — 1964
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Portsmouth Palmerston Forts, 
- Historic England research records page@
- Solent Papers 6: Fort Brockhurst and the Gomer - Elson Forts page@
- Victorian Forts and Artillery page@
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historic fort in Gosport, England -
Fort Gomer ⓘ
former fort in Gosport, England -
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Palmerston Fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK -
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Fort Gomer Plan- Solent Papers 6: Fort Brockhurst and the Gomer - Elson Forts - booklet on the fortifications of Portsmouth, online
- Solent Papers 14: Fort Gomer and Fort Elson - booklet on the fortifications of Portsmouth, online
| 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 | 1644 | Battle of Cheriton | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | 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 | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Solent Papers 6: Fort Brockhurst and the Gomer - Elson Forts page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Victorian Forts and Artillery page@ | 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 | 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 | 1862 | Warden Point 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 | 1868 | Cliff End 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 | Fort Victoria | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1541 | Hurst Castle | fort, English Heritage, military museum, Device Forts | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1856 | Fort Albert | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1856 | Freshwater Redoubt | redoubt | 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 | 1863 | Golden Hill Fort | fort, barracks | 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 | 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 | Fort Gomer Plan | Commons | ||