Coastal defence…
on John Calloway (Nepal), 29/Apr/2024 16:58, 34 days ago
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…ancient and modern. New coastal defences for Southsea, bookending a different kind of defence… “…Southsea Castle, built in 1544, prompted by Henry VIII’s fears of a French attack on Portsmouth. Said to have been designed by the King himself, incorporating the latest continental ideas on the layout of artillery forts. It was not long finished […]
