Fort Nelson

Grade I listed military museum in Hampshire, England, UK

OverviewSearchesTimelineWikipediaGalleryDocumentsTable

1860 Fort Nelson site, national museum, military museum, fort, RBL 7 inch Armstrong gun, Portsmouth Palmerston Forts, Royal Armouries, RML 64 pounder 58 cwt (converted), RML 6.6-inch howitzer, United Kingdom
, 6 RML 64 pounder 58 cwt (converted), 10 RBL 7 inch Armstrong gun

Location: 50.861, -1.1389, ///envoy.mailing.pricier, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS, eDoB,

{"selectable":false,"width":"1000px","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Barracks

Big Babylon sections at Fort Nelson

British 16-pounder RML at Fort Nelson

British 3p7in AA WWII

Bronze guns

Camel at Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 599850

Claimed Victoria cross cannon

Davy Crockett at Fort Nelson. - geograph.org.uk - 176908

Equine reanactment - geograph.org.uk - 648613

Example of burmese bronze casting

Examples of Superguns - geograph.org.uk - 648617

Fort nelson entrance

Fort Nelson firing 64 pounder 58 cwt gun Geograph 422565 851afc38

Fort Nelson firing WWI field gun Geograph 422562 91008f0a

Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 1231

Fort Nelson

Fort Nelson motorcycle event Geograph 707155 aa1bf16a

Gorge

Great Turkish Bombard at Fort Nelson

Gunfire at Fort Nelson^ - geograph.org.uk - 176896

Iron 64lb RML at Fort Nelson

Looking down onto the parade ground at Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 648626

Magazine

Mallett's Mortar

Mortar battery

North Caponier

Old Cannons on Display at Fort Nelson. - geograph.org.uk - 176903

Parade

RML 7 pounder steel fort nelson

Scarp Wall

Sexton SP gun

Smith gun and limber

Standard Utility

The Parade Ground inside Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 2426

Fort Nelson datasheet (Warlike)
Interpretation of the Main Magazine at Fort Nelson (Warlike)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source

link		British Listed Buildings entry^@			Wikidata
link		Historic England scheduled monument^@			Wikidata
link		Historic England Grade I listed building^@			Wikidata
link		Mapping Museums entry^@			Wikidata
link		Facebook page^@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry^@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry^@			Wikidata
link		Starforts article^@			Wikidata
link		Subterranean History article^@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page^@			Wikidata
link		Victorian Forts and Artillery article^@			Wikidata
link		Solent Papers 3: Fort Nelson and the Portsdown Forts^@			Wikidata
link		Solent Papers 9: Fort Nelson a History and Description^@			Wikidata
link		Ecastles article^@	article	Fort Nelson	Ecastles
link		Expounder files	Fort Nelson		Expounder
weapon		BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun /Howitzer Mk II	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		BL 152-mm Gun Howitzer Type 66 [D20]	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		BL 155-mm Gun-Howitzer GH N-45	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		BL 350-mm smooth-bore gun tube	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		BL 1000-mm smooth-bore gun tube	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		BL 1000-mm smooth-bore gun tube	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. 5.5-in gun/howitzer: training breech mechanism	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. 6-inch of 26-cwt BL howitzer barrel Mk 1	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. 9 cm Breech-Loading, Heavy Field Gun C/73	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. 14-inch Mk VII	gun	Fort Nelson, Portsmouth	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. 18-inch Mk I Railway Howitzer	gun	Fort Nelson, Portsmouth	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. Breech Block (1970-90) A steel breech block probably for the FH70 155mm gun.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		B.L. 8-in Howitzer barrel M201A1	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		ML 10-in Bomb Thrower Mk. X	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		N/K 3 in boat gun and pedestal - Whitworth type	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		QF 6-pr Anti-Tank gun	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		QF 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun barrel - L70 Anti-Aircraft	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		QF 75-mm Schneider-Creusot M 1895 on field carriage.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		QF 7.7-cm FK [Feldkanone] 96 n/A [neuer Art] on field carriage.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		QF 8.8 cm Anti-Aircraft Gun on mobile carriage.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		QF 76.2-mm infantry gun M 1927. on field carriage	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 3-in Smith Gun Mark 1 and Carriage on Trailer Artillery No.39.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 3-in gun barrel	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 3.7" Anti-Aircraft Mk II	gun	Fort Nelson, Portsmouth	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 3.7-in Mk I Anti-Aircraft Gun Barrel. British	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 3.7-in QF mountain howitzer	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 12-pdr 12-cwt Mk V	gun	Fort Nelson, Portsmouth	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 13-pr gun barrel Mk. I on naval cradle	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 18-pounder Field Gun Mark II on Field Carriage [with replica limber].	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 25-pounder Gun/Howitzer Mark. II on Carriage Mark I	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 25-pr	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 25-pr gun/howitzer Mk. II on carriage	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 37-mm Infantry Gun, Type 94, on carriage	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 57-mm Anti-Aircraft gun S60.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 75-mm Field Gun pn carriage M97: the Soixante-Quinze	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 75-mm Gun (Mountain Gun - 75/22)	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 105 mm Model 56 Pack Howitzer barrel	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 105-mm Light Field Howitzer (leFH16) on field carriage. German	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 105-mm Pack HowitzerModel 56	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. 122-mm Field Howitzer M1938 M-30 on carriage	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. Bofors 40-mm Anti-Aircraft gun Mark II	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. German 9.0 cm quick-firing (QF) gun	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. Gun - 6 pounder QF naval gun, Hotchkiss	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. Hotchkiss 3-pdr	gun	Fort Nelson, Portsmouth	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. Model 56 105-mm Pack Howitzer Model 56	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		Q.F. Sexton 25-pounder self-propelled gun	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		RCL 82-mm Recoilless Gun M59	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		RCL 105-mm recoilless rifle Model 1968 on mounting	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		RCL 120-mm BAT L7 'CONBAT'. Batallion anti-tank gun on mounting.	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		R.B.L. 9cm gun and trail carriage with platform - Krupp C/73	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		R.B.L. Gun and carriage - 7-inch gun of 72 cwt, Rifled Breech Loading on a Garrison, Carriage, Sliding, Medium No.15 on a Platform, Traversing, Medium No.14	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		R.B.L. Gun - 40-pounder Rifled Breech Loading of 35 cwt, Side-Closing Gun	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		S.B.B.L. 2.5-inch Bronze Breech-Loading Gun & Carriage	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		S.B.B.L. Gun - 32-pounder British Smooth-Bore Breech-Loading Gun mounted on a Garrison Sliding Carriage and Traversing Slide	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
weapon		25-pr field gun/howitzer Mk. II on carriage	gun	Fort Nelson	Ordnance Society
bunker		Alencon Link bunker	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Chichester West Sussex County Emergency Centre	West Sussex County Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker	1861	Fort Fareham	fort, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Gosport Borough Control	Gosport Borough Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		London Road Portsmouth Deep Shelter	air-raid shelter		Wikidata
bunker		Portsmouth District Council Emergency Centre	Portsmouth City Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker	1942	Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, former building or structure, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Wymering Air-Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter		Wikidata
castle	1138	Ashley Castle	ringwork castle		Wikidata
castle		Barton Castle	castle		Wikidata
castle	1531	Basing House	independent museum, English country house, museum, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1100	Carisbrooke Castle Museum	independent museum, local museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Chichester Castle	castle		Wikidata
castle		Clanfield Earthwork	castle		Wikidata
castle		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
castle		Ellisfield Castle	castle		Wikidata
castle		Merdon Castle	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Midhurst Castle	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Motleys Castle	castle		Wikidata
castle		Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Motte castle at Motley's Copse	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
castle		Oliver's Battery	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Pinsley Motte	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle	1100	Portchester Castle	English Heritage, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm	ringwork castle		Wikidata
castle		Ringwork south of St Wilfred's Chapel	ringwork castle		Wikidata
castle		Rowlands Castle	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle	1545	Sandown Castle	destroyed building or structure, fort, castle		Wikidata
castle		Southampton Castle	castle ruin		Wikidata
castle	1543	Southsea Castle	local authority museum, military museum, fort, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1542	St Andrew's Castle	military base, ruins, castle		Wikidata
castle		The Battery	ringwork castle		Wikidata
castle		Warblington Castle	manor house, castle		Wikidata
castle	1539	West Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
castle	1067	Winchester Castle	castle		Wikidata
castle	970	Wolvesey Castle	English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Woodgarston ring motte	ringwork castle, motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1867	Bembridge Fort	fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1937	Bouldnor Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Browndown Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1868	Cliff End Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1906	Culver Battery	artillery battery, National Trust, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1861	Eastney Batteries	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
fort	1856	Fort Albert	fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Blockhouse	fort		Wikidata
fort	1858	Fort Brockhurst	military museum, English Heritage, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Fort Cumberland	English Heritage, fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Elson	fort		Wikidata
fort	1861	Fort Fareham	fort, bunker		Wikidata
fort	1863	Fort Gilkicker	fort		Wikidata
fort	1858	Fort Gomer	fort		Wikidata
fort	1863	Fort Grange	fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Monckton	fort		Wikidata
fort	1860	Fort Nelson	national museum, military museum, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1860	Fort Purbrook	fort		Wikidata
fort	1858	Fort Rowner	Royal Navy, fort, British Army		Wikidata
fort	1861	Fort Southwick	fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Victoria	fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1874	Fort Wallington	fort		Wikidata
fort	1860	Fort Widley	fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Fredericks Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt	redoubt		Wikidata
fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, barracks		Wikidata
fort	1888	Horse Sand Fort	sea fort		Wikidata
fort	1859	Lumps Fort	fort		Wikidata
fort	1918	Nab Tower	sea fort, Trinity House, lighthouse		Wikidata
fort	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
fort	1904	Nodes Point Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1867	No Man's Land Fort	sea fort		Wikidata
fort		Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea	fort		Wikidata
fort		Point Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1865	Puckpool Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1863	Redcliff Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	artillery battery, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1545	Sandown Castle	destroyed building or structure, fort, castle		Wikidata
fort	1864	Sandown Fort	fort		Wikidata
fort	1543	Southsea Castle	local authority museum, military museum, fort, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1887	Spitbank Fort	sea fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1893	Steynewood Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Steyne Wood Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1867	St Helens Fort	sea fort, lighthouse		Wikidata
fort	1539	West Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
fort		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P12) at Monument Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1861	Yaverland Battery	artillery battery, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2001	Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower	national museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1858	Fort Brockhurst	military museum, English Heritage, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1860	Fort Nelson	national museum, military museum, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		National Museum of the Royal Navy	naval museum, national museum, museum service, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		National Museum of the Royal Navy	non-departmental public body, naval museum, charitable organization		Wikidata
museum		Portsmouth Historic Dockyard	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1796	Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum	regimental museum, independent museum, military base		Wikidata
museum	1993	Royal Logistic Corps Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1979	Royal Military Police Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, police museum		Wikidata
museum	1543	Southsea Castle	local authority museum, fort, military museum, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1800	Southwick House	military museum, English country house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1982	Tangmere Military Aviation Museum	independent museum, aviation museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1982	The D-Day Story	local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Winchester's Military Museums	group, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1547	Yarmouth Castle	English Heritage, military museum, fort, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower		Round Tower, Broad Street	fortified tower		Wikidata
tower	1490	Round Tower, Circular Road	fortified tower		Wikidata
walls		Bargate	city walls, city gate		Wikidata
walls		City Walls	city walls		Wikidata
walls	1500	God's House Gate and Tower	city walls, gatehouse, tower		Wikidata
walls		Part Of The City, Palace And Castle Wall Running East From Priory Gate To Angle Near To Hall Above Magdalen Hospital	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Remains Of City Wall At Rear Of No 11 And No 12 And Nos 16 To 23	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Remains Of North West Corner Of City Wall	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Sections of wall running south along Esplanade from south-west corner of Simnel Street to University Air Squadron Headquarters at south end of Bugle Street. Includes The Arcades, The West Gate, Blue Anchor Postern and Biddles Gate	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running Along Back Of The Walls Just North Of The Walls From Just North Of No 39 To Briton Street	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running North From A Point Opposite The Entrance To East Gate Street To Rear Of No 107 East Street	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running North From God's House Along Back Of The Walls To Round Tower Adjacent To No 15	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running West From Polymond Tower To Remains Of Semi-circular Tower To East Of Bargate And Small Part South Of Po	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Southampton town walls	city walls, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Southampton town wall: the West Gate	city walls, building		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: section between Bugle Street and Bugle Tower	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: section between Simnal Street and the site of the Bugle Tower excluding the West Gate	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: section from 75yds (70m) E of Arundel Tower to limit of castle site including Arundel and Catchcold Towers	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: the Water Gate, High Street	city walls, building		Wikidata
walls		Winchester city wall and associated monuments	city walls		Wikidata
document		Fort Nelson datasheet	Victorian Forts	2 pages	Warlike
document	2003	Interpretation of the Main Magazine at Fort Nelson	Victorian Forts	28 pages	Warlike
image	2012	Barracks	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2006	Big Babylon sections at Fort Nelson			Wikimedia
image	2007	British 16-pounder RML at Fort Nelson			Wikimedia
image	2007	British 3p7in AA WWII			Wikimedia
image	2012	Bronze guns	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2006	Camel at Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 599850			Wikimedia
image		Claimed Victoria cross cannon			Wikimedia
image	2003	Davy Crockett at Fort Nelson. - geograph.org.uk - 176908			Wikimedia
image	2006	Equine reanactment - geograph.org.uk - 648613			Wikimedia
image		Example of burmese bronze casting			Wikimedia
image	2006	Examples of Superguns - geograph.org.uk - 648617			Wikimedia
image	2000	Fort nelson entrance			Wikimedia
image	2001	Fort Nelson firing 64 pounder 58 cwt gun Geograph 422565 851afc38			Wikimedia
image	2001	Fort Nelson firing WWI field gun Geograph 422562 91008f0a			Wikimedia
image	2005	Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 1231			Wikimedia
image	2013	Fort Nelson			Wikimedia
image	2005	Fort Nelson motorcycle event Geograph 707155 aa1bf16a			Wikimedia
image	2012	Gorge	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image		Great Turkish Bombard at Fort Nelson			Wikimedia
image	2003	Gunfire at Fort Nelson^ - geograph.org.uk - 176896			Wikimedia
image	2006	Iron 64lb RML at Fort Nelson			Wikimedia
image	2006	Looking down onto the parade ground at Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 648626			Wikimedia
image	2012	Magazine	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2012	Magazine	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2012	Mallett's Mortar	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2012	Mortar battery	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2012	North Caponier	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2012	North Caponier	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2012	North Caponier	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	2003	Old Cannons on Display at Fort Nelson. - geograph.org.uk - 176903			Wikimedia
image	2012	Parade	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image		RML 7 pounder steel fort nelson			Wikimedia
image	2012	Scarp Wall	Fort Nelson		Expounder
image	1992	Sexton SP gun			Wikimedia
image		Smith gun and limber			Wikimedia
image	1992	Standard Utility			Wikimedia
image	2005	The Parade Ground inside Fort Nelson - geograph.org.uk - 2426			Wikimedia

Fort Nelson

From Warlike

Q5471742