Newhaven Fort

Newhaven Fort was built on the recommendation of the 1859 Royal Commission to defend the growing harbour at Newhaven, on the south coast of England. It was the largest defence work ever built in Sussex and is now open as a museum.

History

The fort proper was originally armed on the Eastern side in the 1870s with two 9-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns on "Moncrieff" disappearing carriages, the only such arrangement in the UK. From about 1906 the armament consisted of two modern 6-inch Mark VII breechloading naval guns, and two modern light QF 12-pounder guns for defence against torpedo boats.

The main 6-inch Mark VII guns were replaced in 1941 by a battery of 6-inch Mark 24 guns (a modern coast-defence version of the Mark VII built during World War II), which were located west of the fort.

The Army vacated the fort in 1962. Restoration began in 1982 following a failed commercial redevelopment venture, and 6-inch Mk VII guns have been re-installed in the fort to approximate the 1906 - 1941 armament. The fort is preserved and maintained by Lewes District Council as the Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum.

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Jon Younghusband
16 October 2016
Interesting to walk round. They have kits of events so I suggest you try to coincide your visit with one of these events. I last visited during fort process and was really impressed.
Samantha Hallam
13 October 2013
Very interesting place, learn and experience what it was like during WW1 & 2. The air raid shelter was a little scary for the younger ones, but with lots of information and artefacts it was great!
Paul Gay
22 April 2018
Open air, historic
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