Image source, Oast House Archive. English Heritage confirmed a programme of works to protect the east wing was "about to commence". Related Topics. Coastal erosion Historic England Milford on Sea. Hurst Castle was retained as part of the defensive scheme but the upgrades of the s were now deemed inadequate and the entire fortification underwent significant modifications.
Work started in February with the earlier earth and shingle wings being demolished and replaced by two granite built structures attached to the Tudor fort.
Each wing was a single storey structure equipped with a variety of Rifled Muzzle Loading guns each enclosed within an iron shielded casemate enabling it to be re-armed in comparative safety following each firing.
Work on the upgrades continued through to and thereafter the upgraded castle was fitted with ten Additional magazines were added to each wing to feed this formidable armament. Despite the powerful upgrades to Hurst Castle's armament, they were slow to fire.
This was acceptable against slow moving warships but the late-nineteenth century saw the development of the Fast Motor Torpedo Boat. These fast moving vessels could simply out manoeuvre traditional coastal defence weapons and to compensate the Quick Firing gun was developed. In three 6-pounder Quick Firing guns were mounted on an open battery adjacent to the East Wing.
These defences were further augmented by three 0. Early in the twentieth century three pounder Quick Firing guns were installed on the roof of the West Wing and the Tudor castle's South Bastion.
Searchlights, built in dedicated enclosures attached to the West Wing, were also installed at this time. As weapon technology advanced, particularly heavy breach-loading weapons, the casemates at Hurst Castle were too small and the open batteries on the Isle of Wight became the mainstay of the Western Solent defences.
Nevertheless Hurst Castle retained much of its armament fit through both World Wars and also received a pair of 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft guns in The site was decommissioned in as part of a nationwide reduction in coastal defence. Cantwell, A and Sprack, P The Needles Defences. Coad, J. G Hurst Castle. English Heritage, London. Colvin, H. M The History of the King's Works, Vol 4. HMSO, London. Dyer, N British Fortification in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Harrington, P Osprey Publishing, Oxford. Johnson, P Bloomsbury, London. Saunders, A. D Coastal Defences since the introduction of artillery. Smith, G Search for:. Friday, November 12, The Gardens of Hearst Castle Discover the lush, serene gardens that were planned and developed as carefully as other parts of the Castle were by Hearst and Morgan.
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