Title

Hurst Castle, Portsmouth, 1860. Artist: W Mossman

Caption

Hurst Castle, Portsmouth, 1860. Hurst Castle is one of Henry VIII's Device Forts built at the end of a long shingle spit at the west end of the Solent to guard the approaches to Portsmouth. Hurst Castle was sited at the narrow entrance to the Solent.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C09_103

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,1Mb) / 16,2in x 12,0in / 4863 x 3597 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Europe river sea waves coast building buildings England boat boats tower harbour wave port geography castle hampshire fishing boat fortification century channel B&W MONOCHROME English Channel 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W Portsmouth nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Hurst Castle Solent TGN landscape William Henry Bartlett;Bartlett William Henry;W H Bartlett;WH Bartlett River Solent W Mossman Mossman W landscape