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Solent Forts
The Solent Forts, a group of four man-made island forts originally built to protect the Solent and Portsmouth from attack by enemy forces, are now a collection of luxury hotels and a museum.
== History ==
The Solent Forts were built as part of the British sea defences designed to protect the port of Portsmouth against seaborne attack. Four armour-plated forts were designed by Captain E H Stewart, work on the first three beginning in 1865, overseen by Assistant Inspector General of Fortifications, Colonel W F D Jervois.
Spitbank Fort was the first to be completed thirteen years later in 1878 at a cost of £167,300. St Helen's Fort followed shortly after costing £123,311. No Man's Land Fort and Horse Sand Fort were both finished in 1880 long after the threat of a sea-based invasion from France had passed. Because both the latter forts were situated much further offshore, they were also more expensive - Horse Sand cost £424,694 and No Man's Land a further £462,500.〔(History of the Solent Forts - Royal Naval Museum )〕
The forts continued to be used and upgraded up until the First World War, although none of them was ever used for the purpose originally intended.
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