Fort Elson, RNAD, Military Road, Gosport - Gosport

Polygonal artillery fort of 1853-60. Damaging vegetation has taken hold of the site. Programmes of vegetation removal are intermittent. A management plan has been drafted but not agreed or implemented. The building cannot be occupied because it lies within a munitions storage area.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Fort Elson

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1001841

Local Planning Authority:

Gosport

Site Type:

Defence > Fort

Location

Building Name:

Fort Elson

Street Name:

Military Road

Locality:

Gosport

County:

Hampshire

District / Borough:

Gosport

Parliamentary Constituency:

Gosport

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

A

Ownership:

Government or agency