Artwork : ArchiveNo00160

Shell Hoist 1941

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Spitbank Fort
Contributor Image	Nealeweb_jpg_copy.jpg
Profession
Location	Solent – one mile out to sea.
Collection Date	11.09.08 1.20pm
Artefact Name	Shell Hoist
Artefact Description	Rotten wood. Teak. Poor condition. Height 30ft x width 12ft x depth 2ft
Artefact Date	1941
Artefact Stored	In original place – the Shell Hoist.
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00160_Shell_Hoist_Re-size.jpg
Sample Taken	Wood from top edge of frame
Sample Image
History of Artefact	The Shell Hoist was broken through the Fort in 1941 to provide a hoist for shells that were kept in the basement. It goes through the whole structure of the Fort to the roof. The shells were to be provided for ‘anti-ship’ 6 inch guns – breach loaders for the defence of Portsmouth in the second world war. There was never a shot fired in anger.
Historian	Neale Brickwood
Previous Owners	Ministry of Defence
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00160art.jpg

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