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Waterfield Fort
Hob Uid: 1395365
Location : Greater London Authority Islington Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3150082600
Summary : Fort Number 7 of London's Civil War defences, known as Waterfield Fort was located at the present junctio of Sebastian Street and St John Street. According to Lithgow it was a circular mound mounting 9 guns, with 3 more guns on the point of a counterscarp.
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Page(s) : 132-3
Figs. : 1,2,3
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : extant 1643-9
Monument End Date : 1649
Monument Start Date : 1643
Monument Type : Artillery Fort
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 38 SW 2233
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