One of the Palmerston Forts in the Solent that encircle Portsmouth, England. Built in 1859 by Royal Commission against the threat of a French invasion

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One of the Palmerston Forts in the Solent that encircle Portsmouth, England. Built in 1859 by Royal Commission against the threat of a French invasion and to defend the Dockyard in Portsmouth.

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Photo credit: © Steve Allen Travel Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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