Southsea Castle, historically also known as Chaderton Castle, South Castle and Portsea Castle, is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII...
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owned the land. As the resort grew, it adopted the name of nearby Southsea Castle, a seafront fort constructed in 1544 to help defend the Solent and...
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Portsmouth (section Southsea)
structures at 560 feet (170 m). Southsea is Portsmouth's seaside resort, which was named after Southsea Castle. Southsea has two piers; Clarence Pier amusement...
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have borne the name HMS Southsea Castle, named after Southsea Castle on Portsea Island, Hampshire, England: HMS Southsea Castle (1696), a 32-gun fifth-rate...
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Device Forts (redirect from Henrician castle)
2016; "Southsea Castle", Historic England, retrieved 28 August 2016; "Walmer Castle", Historic England, retrieved 28 August 2016; "Yarmouth Castle", Historic...
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1981. A group called the Maritime Preservation Society even suggested Southsea Castle, where Henry VIII had witnessed the sinking, as a final resting place...
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Siege of Portsmouth (section Fall of Southsea Castle)
on 2 September. By the start of September, the Royalist garrison of Southsea Castle consisted of only a dozen men. On the night of 4 September, a Parliamentarian...
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the fort which became known as Southsea Castle. In 1545, he saw his vice-flagship Mary Rose founder off Southsea Castle, with a loss of about 500 lives...
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Scarborough 1696 HMS Looe (i) 1696 HMS Lynn 1696 HMS Fowey 1696 HMS Southsea Castle (i) 1696 HMS Gosport 1696 HMS Poole 1696 HMS Feversham 1696 HMS Hastings...
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as the "saluting platform" was also built during Henry VII's reign. Southsea Castle at the southern tip of Portsea Island was built by his son and successor...
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HMS Southsea Castle was a 32-gun fifth rate built under contract by John Knowler of Redbridge (Southampton) in 1695/96. She was the first vessel to bear...
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"Odiham Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Southampton Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Southsea Castle" Archived...
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originally in Southsea but was due to transfer to the Dockyard in 2019, the Aldershot Military Museum, the D-Day Story by Southsea Castle and the Museum...
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HMS Southsea Castle was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Deptford Dockyard in 1694/95. She was assigned to the West Indies. She was wrecked along with HMS...
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Hurst Castle, Lymington, England Kyiv fortress Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt, Germany Poznań Fortress, Poland Sevastopol (Ukraine). Southsea Castle Spandau...
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to a new site) Fort Nelson, Hampshire, Royal Armouries Collection Southsea Castle, Hampshire, England North Battleford Museum, Saskatchewan CFB Petawawa...
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in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, before moving to Southsea Seafront in 2014. Southsea Castle, Southsea Skatepark, the D-Day Museum and other local attractions...
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improvements because of it. Fort Cumberland Eastney Batteries Lumps Fort Southsea Castle Point Battery Hilsea Lines These forts are located along Portsdown...
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Ajax, a Man of War, sailing into Portsmouth Harbour, with a View of Southsea Castle History Great Britain Name HMS Ajax Ordered 4 December 1762 Builder...
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The counterscarp gallery at Southsea Castle in Portsmouth, England...
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Southsea Common beside Clarence Esplanade, between Clarence Pier and Southsea Castle. The memorial commemorates approximately 25,000 British and Commonwealth...
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(28), HMS Seahorse (20), and HMS Seaford (20) – and the storeship HMS Southsea Castle. They carried a force of 6,839 regulars, sailors and marines. The commander...
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significance as the focus of protest against the nuclear arms race. Southsea Castle, a Device Fort, constructed by Henry VIII on Portsea Island, Hampshire...
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List of Device Forts (redirect from East Cowes Castle (16th century))
Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books. ISBN 0904220230. Brooks, Stephen (1996). Southsea Castle. Andover, UK: Pitkin Guides. ISBN 0-85372-809-7. Chandler, John (1996)...
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In early 1648, Joyce was promoted to captain and made governor of Southsea Castle. According to an account by Sir John Berkley, in 1648, Joyce expressed...
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Brooks, Stephen (1996). Southsea Castle. Andover, UK: Pitkin Guides. ISBN 0-85372-809-7. Coad, J. G. (1985). "Hurst Castle: The Evolution of a Tudor...
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Most Haunted Live! was broadcast on Living on 31 October 2002, from Dudley Castle and was produced jointly by Antix and Hanrahan Media. The format of the...
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important. Studded shell without gas-check. Southsea Castle UK Studded shell without gas-check. Southsea Castle UK Studless Palliser shell, 410 lb, 1886...
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firing a 115 lb (52 kg) or 150 lb (68 kg) double shot. Southsea Castle Carrickfergus Castle Fort Nelson, Hampshire, Royal Amouries Collection Bradleys...
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Kent 1846 1904 15 m (49 ft) Trinity House (until 1910) Southsea Castle lighthouse Southsea Castle 50°46′42″N 1°5′20″W Hampshire 1828 2017 10 m (33 ft) Ministry...
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