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词条 Henley Fort
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  1. History

  2. Present

  3. References

  4. Bibliography

  5. External links

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Henley Fort is a Victorian fort near Guildford, Surrey, at the eastern end of the 'Hog's Back' ridge.

History

Henley Fort was built as a mobilisation centre[1] during the 1880-90s as part of the London Defence Positions. Its purpose was to protect the capital from the French army.[2] Initially, construction was rapid due to the invasion threat, but slowed as that threat passed.{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}

It is the most westerly fort of a 17-mile chain that would have formed a secondary line of defence between the South coast and London.[2] It was never used as a fort in the conventional sense,{{sfn|Chapman-Davies|2013}} having neither the men or the munitions to garrison it, and was instead used to train volunteers and as a monthly meeting place for the volunteers who manned it.{{sfn|Evans|1998|page=20}}

Ammunition was also created on site,{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}} and the fort was constructed using chalk in order to prevent gunpowder from detonating in the event of the fort being bombed.{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}

During the Second World War, Henley Fort was used for defence purposes by the Home Guard.

In the 1950s it was used as a camp for local schools.{{sfn|Kerr|1927|page=223}} Each school could attend for two weeks each year for walks around Surrey.

Present

Today the fort is an educational centre run by Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development,[3] and as such hosts groups of all types wanting an outdoor learning experience.

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References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.guildford.gov.uk/newlocalplan/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=21346&p=0|title=Guildford Borough Historic Environment Information|website=www.guildford.gov.uk}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/sites/default/files/SAS405_0.pdf|title=Surrey Archaeological Society - Bulletin 405|website=www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.surreyoutdoorlearning.uk/facilities/henley-fort|title = Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development - Henley Fort|website = www.surreyoutdoorlearning.uk|access-date = 2016-03-03}}

Bibliography

{{refbegin}}
  • {{cite book

|year=2013
|first=Helen
|last=Chapman-Davies
|title=Guildford's Hidden History
|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited
|isbn=9781848686915
|ref=harv
}}
  • {{cite book

|year=1998
|first=Martin Marix
|last=Evans
|title=The Military Heritage of Britain & Ireland
|publisher=Andre Deutsch Ltd
|isbn=9780233991504
|ref=harv
}}
  • {{cite book

|year=1927
|first=James
|last=Kerr
|title=The Fundamentals of School Health
|publisher=Macmillan
|asin=B00089Z71K
|ref=harv
}}{{Refend}}

External links

  • [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1019286 Henley Fort: a London mobilisation centre]
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