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Description: | Another of 'Palmerston's Follies', the construction of St Helen's Fort began in 1867. The fort was one of many along the south coast intended as deterrents to a possible attack by a resurgent French Navy. Despite subsidence hampering progress during the construction causing it to run on into 1880 and the subsequent lack of any French attack, St Helen's proved its worth during the two world wars by acting as a strategically important anti-aircraft gun emplacement. | Subjects: | Sea Fort Aerial View Military | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | staff | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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