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Shoreham Fort |
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Littlehampton Fort
Littlehampton
fort was built to replace the Gun Battery which had been built earlier in
1764 to house seven Guns on the east side of the harbour mouth (the mound
can still be seen on what is now Harbour Park) The new fort was to be
built on the west side of the harbour mouth (now Littlehampton Golf
Coarse). After waiting several years for funding, it was eventually
granted and Ordinance Officers were sent in November 1853 to inspect the
new site, after this a The
land that the fort occupied was 1 acre 2 rods and 39 poles (70 Ares) in
area and the estimated cost of the project was £7,146 but after
completion the total spent was £7,615.10s.0d. |
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