English Heritage Sites

Fort Brockhurst

Portsmouth - One of a number of forts built in the 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its vital harbour. Largely unaltered, the parade ground, gun ramps and moated keep can all be viewed.
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Fort Cumberland

Gosport - Perhaps England's most impressive piece of 18th-century defensive architecture, Fort Cumberland was reconstructed in pentagonal form by the Duke of Cumberland between 1785 and 1810, and designed to protect Langstone Harbour. Southsea beach is nearby.
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Netley Abbey

Southampton - The most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England, with almost all the walls of its 13th-century church still standing, along with many monastic buildings.
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Northington Grange

Alresford - Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, Northington Grange is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.
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Royal Garrison Church

Portsmouth - Royal Garrison Church was constructed c. 1212 as a hospital. Although the church was badly damaged in a 1941 fire-bomb raid on Portsmouth, the chancel was saved.
SO grid ref SZ 632 991
 

Titchfield Abbey

Fareham - The ruins of a 13th-century Premonstratensian abbey, later converted into a Tudor mansion. The church was rebuilt as a grand turreted gatehouse. New information panels tell the story of the monastery and its conversion into a mansion.
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Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)

Winchester - Since Anglo-Saxon times, this area of Winchester has been home to the powerful and wealthy Bishops of Winchester. Situated next to Winchester Cathedral, the extensive ruins of the palace visible today date largely from the 12th century, and are the work of Bishop Henry of Blois.
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