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Fort Efford

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193: 49: 56: 208:. To house part of the Forts' Garrison a barrack block to house five officers and 108 men was built within the rear section of the Fort. In the 1890s a moveable armament shed was built on the parade ground to house two 215:
By the early 1900s the Fort had become obsolete as a defensive position and was disarmed. During the Second World War it was used for ammunition storage. It was sold by the War Office in 1961. It was
173:, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. It was built to defend the landward approaches to the North East of 204:, it was built by George Baker and Company and finished by the Royal Engineers. It was armed with 21 guns, some of which flanked the nearby 319: 265: 350: 300: 260: 48: 192: 209: 355: 79: 201: 182: 315: 296: 244: 335: 256: 186: 216: 235:
Freddy Woodward, (1996) The Historic Defences of Plymouth, Cornwall County Council, p169
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in 2003. It has been used for storage by the Showman's Guild for many years.
94: 81: 174: 27: 35: 191: 31: 170: 177:. This was part of an overall scheme for the defence of the 245:
https://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/efford.pdf
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after the Prime Minister who championed the scheme.
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Plymouth
Devon
England
Fort Efford is located in Devon
50°23′21″N 4°06′36″W / 50.389167°N 4.11°W / 50.389167; -4.11
Fort
Plymouth
Royal Naval Dockyard
Devonport, Plymouth
Palmerston Forts

Edmund Frederick Du Cane
Laira Battery
5-inch Breech Loading guns
Grade II listed
https://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/efford.pdf
Historic England
"Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement (1021135)"
National Heritage List for England
ISBN
0-7153 6353-0
ISBN
978-1898166467
Victorian Forts data sheet on Fort Efford
Categories
Forts of Plymouth, Devon
Palmerston Forts

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