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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&params=50.706667_N_1.521111_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°42′24″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°31′16″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.706667°N 1.521111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.706667; -1.521111</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria_(Isle_of_Wight)&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Victoria (Isle of Wight)">Fort Victoria (Isle of 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The brickwork in the foreground shows the foundations of the former barracks.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fort Victoria is located in Isle of Wight"><img alt="Fort Victoria is located in Isle of Wight" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg/250px-Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg/375px-Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg/500px-Isle_of_Wight_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="868" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.333%;left:15.873%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Fort Victoria"><img alt="Fort Victoria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div>Fort Victoria</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&params=50.706667_N_1.521111_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°42′24″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°31′16″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.706667°N 1.521111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.706667; -1.521111</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmerston Fort">Palmerston Fort</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Council" title="Isle of Wight Council">Isle of Wight Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Open to<br />the public</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #ACE1AF; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#England_and_Wales" title="Listed building">Listed Building</a> – Grade II</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official name</th><td class="infobox-data">Fort Victoria</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th><td class="infobox-data">28 March 1994</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209376?section=official-list-entry">1209376</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1850s</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Materials</th><td class="infobox-data">Brick, concrete</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Fort Victoria</b> is a former military fort on the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">grid reference</a> <span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion" style="white-space: nowrap"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&params=50.706855_N_1.521280_W_region:GB_scale:25000">SZ339898</a></span>), built to guard the <a href="/wiki/Solent" class="mw-redirect" title="Solent">Solent</a>. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII</a>, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century. Fort Victoria was built in the 1850s. It was a brick-built triangular fort with two seaward batteries meeting at a right angle. It remained in use until 1962. Parts of the fort were subsequently demolished; areas of the fort that were preserved have become part of Fort Victoria Country Park. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fort Victoria is situated on Sconce Point west of <a href="/wiki/Yarmouth,_Isle_of_Wight" title="Yarmouth, Isle of Wight">Yarmouth</a>. Its position overlooks the whole of the <a href="/wiki/The_Needles" title="The Needles">Needles Passage</a> and approaches to Yarmouth,<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is almost opposite <a href="/wiki/Hurst_Castle" title="Hurst Castle">Hurst Castle</a> on the mainland.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) to the southwest lies <a href="/wiki/Fort_Albert" title="Fort Albert">Fort Albert</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earlier_forts">Earlier forts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Earlier forts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest fort on the site was <b>Sharpenode Bulwark</b> (also <b>Sharpnode</b> or <b>Sharpnore</b>) which was constructed in 1545–1547 as part of <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII</a>'s coastal defences.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was about 700 metres east from an earlier fortification known as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Worsley%27s_Tower&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Worsley's Tower (page does not exist)">Worsley's Tower</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-harrington_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrington-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharpenode Bulwark was a square earthwork with two angle bastions.<sup id="cite_ref-harrington_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrington-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It fell into disrepair and was repaired or even replaced in 1587 by <a href="/wiki/George_Carey,_2nd_Baron_Hunsdon" title="George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon">George Carey</a>, Captain of the Island.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This became known as <b>Carey's Sconce</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-bb_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The defences are said to have fallen into disrepair by 1623,<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the beginning of the 19th century only ruins remained.<sup id="cite_ref-bb_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fort_Victoria">Fort Victoria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fort Victoria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fort Victoria was built in the 1850s. It is a brick-built triangular fort with concrete gun-floors.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has two seaward batteries meeting at a right angle.<sup id="cite_ref-nhle_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became a functioning part of the new batteries on the heights above.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time a pier was built to serve the fort.<sup id="cite_ref-Easdown164_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Easdown164-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It effectively became a military barracks and storehouse until rearmed with more modern armament in the 1880s.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World Wars</a> the fort saw service as a landing point and for storage.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between the wars it saw little use with the royal engineers leaving in 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-Easdown164_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Easdown164-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1930s a proposal was made to run a <a href="/wiki/Vehicle_ferry" class="mw-redirect" title="Vehicle ferry">car ferry</a> between Fort Victoria and <a href="/wiki/Keyhaven" title="Keyhaven">Keyhaven</a> on the mainland.<sup id="cite_ref-Easdown238_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Easdown238-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An act of parliament was obtained in 1936 but a lack of funds meant the proposal was abandoned in 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-Easdown238_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Easdown238-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the start of World War II the fort was used as a training battery for coastal gunners and it was equipped with <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedo</a> tubes mounted on the pier.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Easdown164_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Easdown164-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war it was used as a <a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Conscription in the United Kingdom">National Service</a> training station.<sup id="cite_ref-iowc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iowc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its military use came to an end in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-pastscape_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pastscape-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>What remains today is a fragment of the fort.<sup id="cite_ref-nhle_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rear barracks blocks were demolished in 1969 to provide material for sea defences and <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Council" title="Isle of Wight Council">Isle of Wight Council</a> purchased what remained of the fort soon afterwards.<sup id="cite_ref-iowc_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iowc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fort is now a Grade II <a href="/wiki/Listed_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="Listed Building">Listed Building</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nhle_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fort_Victoria_Country_Park">Fort Victoria Country Park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fort Victoria Country Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fort_victoria_pier.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Fort_victoria_pier.JPG/220px-Fort_victoria_pier.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Fort_victoria_pier.JPG/330px-Fort_victoria_pier.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Fort_victoria_pier.JPG/440px-Fort_victoria_pier.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>The remains of Fort Victoria Pier</figcaption></figure> <p>Today the fort is part of Fort Victoria Country Park which occupies 20 <a href="/wiki/Hectare" title="Hectare">hectares</a> of woodland and shore on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fort houses a number of attractions including a Reptilarium, Visitor Centre and a <a href="/wiki/Model_railroad_layout" title="Model railroad layout">model railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The derelict pier can still be seen.<sup id="cite_ref-Easdown164_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Easdown164-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Osprey. p. 58. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1472803801" title="Special:BookSources/978-1472803801"><bdi>978-1472803801</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Castles+of+Henry+VIII&rft.pages=58&rft.pub=Osprey&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1472803801&rft.aulast=Harrington&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bb-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bb_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bb_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrittonBrayley1805" class="citation book cs1">Britton, John; Brayley, Edward Wedlake (1805). <i>The Beauties of England and Wales: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Herefordshire</i>. 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Amberley. pp. 164–165. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781445603551" title="Special:BookSources/9781445603551"><bdi>9781445603551</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Piers+Of+Hampshire+%26+The+Isle+Of+Wight&rft.pages=164-165&rft.pub=Amberley&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9781445603551&rft.aulast=Easdown&rft.aufirst=Martin&rft.au=Sage%2C+Linda&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Easdown238-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Easdown238_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Easdown238_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEasdownSage2011" class="citation book cs1">Easdown, Martin; Sage, Linda (2011). <i>Piers Of Hampshire & The Isle Of Wight</i>. Amberley. p. 238. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781445603551" title="Special:BookSources/9781445603551"><bdi>9781445603551</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Piers+Of+Hampshire+%26+The+Isle+Of+Wight&rft.pages=238&rft.pub=Amberley&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9781445603551&rft.aulast=Easdown&rft.aufirst=Martin&rft.au=Sage%2C+Linda&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-iowc-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-iowc_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-iowc_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iwight.com/Residents/Environment-Planning-and-Waste/Countryside/Fort-Victoria-Country-Park/A-brief-history">"Fort Victoria Country Park, A Brief History"</a>. Isle of Wight Council<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Fort+Victoria+Country+Park%2C+A+Brief+History&rft.pub=Isle+of+Wight+Council&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwight.com%2FResidents%2FEnvironment-Planning-and-Waste%2FCountryside%2FFort-Victoria-Country-Park%2FA-brief-history&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fortvictoria.co.uk/thepark.html">"About Fort Victoria Country Park"</a>. Fort Victoria Country Park<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+Fort+Victoria+Country+Park&rft.pub=Fort+Victoria+Country+Park&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortvictoria.co.uk%2Fthepark.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fortvictoria.co.uk/index.html">"Fort Victoria, Isle of Wight"</a>. Fort Victoria Country Park<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Fort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight&rft.pub=Fort+Victoria+Country+Park&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortvictoria.co.uk%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCantwell1986" class="citation book cs1">Cantwell, Anthony (1986). <i>The Needles Defences</i>. Isle of Wight: Solent Papers. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1870113012" title="Special:BookSources/1870113012"><bdi>1870113012</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Needles+Defences&rft.pub=Isle+of+Wight%3A+Solent+Papers&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=1870113012&rft.aulast=Cantwell&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFort+Victoria%2C+Isle+of+Wight" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Victoria,_Isle_of_Wight&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fortvictoria.co.uk/">Fort Victoria website</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iwight.com/countryside">Isle of Wight Council Countryside Service, including Fort Victoria pages</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.islandastronomy.co.uk/">Island Planetarium</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discoverycentre.org">Archaeology Discovery Centre & Museum</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/victoria.pdf">Victorian Forts data sheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fortvictoriamodelrailway.co.uk/">Fort Victoria Model Railway</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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