Fort Fareham
FORT FAREHAM, NEWGATE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1094240
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Fort Fareham
- Statutory Address:
- FORT FAREHAM, NEWGATE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1094240
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Fort Fareham
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORT FAREHAM, NEWGATE LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORT FAREHAM, NEWGATE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Fareham (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 57336 04907
Details
NEWGATE LANE 1. 5231 (West Side) Fareham Fort Fareham SU 5705 4/137 SU 50 SE 20/137 II GV 2. Mid C19 fort forming part of a series of fortifications built to defend Portsmouth Harbour. Probably constructed about 1860 during Lord Palmerston's 2nd Ministry, at the time of a scare of war with France. Irregular shape. Surrounded by a bank lined with red brick on both the inside and outside, part with tiers of arches. Outside this is a moat, now dry. Centre of Fort now used as an Industrial Estate and some of arches now occupied by industrial premises. Fort Fareham and the Iron Bridge form a group.
Listing NGR: SU5828106328
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 141713
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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