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Fort Rowner
Hob Uid: 234450
Location : Hampshire Gosport Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SU5931101117
Summary : Fort, built circa 1858 as part of the outer defence line for Gosport. Later used as a barracks and then by the Royal Navy as a Degaussing establishment. In 1916 it was armed with a 6-pounder Hotchkiss heavy anti aircraft gun.
More information : (SU593 011) Fort Rowner (NAT) (1) Fort Rowner (SU594 011) This was the second of the gap-fillers in the defensive line and was also begun in 1858. Built, like the other two, of brick, the Inspector of Works condemned the construction as being faulty and the contractor was fired in 1862, the work being taken over by the Royal Engineers and rebuilt using military labour. If nothing else, they at least made sure that the ditch would hold water, which was more than could be said for some of the original contractor's excuses. Its subsequent career was undistinguished, serving as a barrack for a variety of units until being taken over by the Royal Navy who now, according to the notice outside, run it as a Degaussing Establishment. (2) No change - as above. (3) Documented. (4) The fort and associated buildings was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Historic England: Gosport HAZ (Heritage Action Zone) and Alver Valley Aerial Investigation and Mapping project.(5)

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Source details : OS 1:10000 1975
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Source details : OS/88/275 174 30-SEP-1988
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1858-63
Monument End Date : 1863
Monument Start Date : 1858
Monument Type : Artillery Fort, Caponier, Keep, Moat
Evidence : Structure, Earthwork

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1939-45
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Degaussing Station
Evidence : Building

Monument Period Name : First World War
Display Date : First World War
Monument End Date : 1918
Monument Start Date : 1914
Monument Type : Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 50 SE 23
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Hampshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 6418
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1983-02-01
End Date : 1983-02-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1994-01-01
End Date : 1995-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2019-11-01
End Date : 2020-08-30

Historic England Research Records

Fort Rowner