We’ve just come back from Fort Nelson in Fareham, Hampshire where we’ve been conducting topographical and utility surveys for a brand new visitor centre, designed to better educate the public about the artillery showcased there.
Fort Nelson was once Portsmouth’s protective barrier to French invasion in Victorian times and air attack during World War Two, and is now home to the national collection of artillery and cannon. Between 2000 and 2005 it saw visitor numbers more than double, so with this in mind, the need to bring the fort, which was built in the 1860s, storming into the 21st century with the help of some sparkling new facilities became ever more pressing.
The project has been especially interesting for Kemp; it isn’t often we get to carry out surveys on historic buildings like this.
Photo: One of our surveyors Richard Wherry hard at work! And what a fantastic backdrop.
