No Man's Land Fort

For other uses, see No Man's Land (disambiguation).

No Man's Land Fort
Solent, England
No Man's Land Fort
Shown within United Kingdom Isle of Wight
Type	Fort
Coordinates	50°44′23.7″N 1°5′42.78″W / 50.739917°N 1.0952167°W / 50.739917; -1.0952167
Built	1867-1880
Current condition	Complete
Open to the public	No

No Man's Land Fort was a fort built in the Solent as part of the Palmerston Forts. It is 2.2 kilometres^[1] off the coast of the Isle of Wight and built between the years 1867 and 1880 to protect Portsmouth. It was built for a cost of £462,500, a considerable sum if adjusted for inflation*. (*According to the Bank of England Website, £462,500 at 1880 prices is equivalent to £43,391,356 as at December 2010)

No Man's Land Fort is almost identical to Horse Sand Fort. It is now a luxury home/hospitality centre for high-paying guests – due to the privacy it offers – with an indoor swimming pool and two helipads. In July 2004, Legionella bacteria found in the hotel's water system forced its closure.^[2] The Fort was put up for sale in 2005 and again in 2007, but the company collapsed.^[3][4][5] In March 2008, Harmesh Pooni, claiming to still be the owner, barricaded himself inside the fort in protest against the administrators KPMG.^[6]

The property was eventually sold by KPMG, who repossessed the fort as acting administrators of property finance company Lexi Holdings from Mr Pooni, for £910,000 in March 2009.^[7]

The 1972 Doctor Who serial The Sea Devils used the fort as a filming location for several scenes.

Other sea forts include Spitbank Fort, St Helens Fort and Horse Sand Fort.

Notes

1. ^ Google Maps
2. ^ "Legionella bacteria found at fort". BBC news. 9 July 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3879659.stm. "[…] now off limits "until the health risk is controlled"." 
3. ^ "Converted sea fort hotel for sale". BBC news. 10 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6289624.stm. 
4. ^ "Who will buy fort used in Doctor's adventure?". The News, Portsmouth. July 9, 2007. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/latest?articleid=3015713. 
5. ^ Ward, David (July 16, 2007). "Bolthole in the Solent goes on sale for £4m". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2127139,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 
6. ^ "Besieged man barricaded in fort". BBC news. 7 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7284013.stm. "A sea fort […] is under siege from creditors, prompting a businessman to barricade himself inside." 
7. ^ "'Bargain' sale of £14m Victorian seafort". BBC News. 2009-07-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8132690.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 

External links

• Detailed description, history and plans of Horse Sand and No Man's Land forts at Palmerston Forts Society
• No Man's Land Fort Photograph at Palmerston Forts Society
• Map of Portsmouth Defences at Palmerston Forts Society
• Peaceful setting with good sea views! No Man's Land Fort, Touching History
• JBT Marine delivery to No mans land fort

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