St Helens Fort
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Address | St Helens, Ryde, United Kingdom |
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Construction started | 1860 |
Opened | 1880 |
Built | 1867–1880 |
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ID | 2205062 |
About St Helens Fort
St Helens Fort is a sea fort in the Solent close to the Isle of Wight, one of the Palmerston Forts near Portsmouth. It was built as a result of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom of 1859, in order to protect the St Helens anchorage.
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