Gomer, completed in 1858, was released by the Army Department and fetched 169,000 at a Portsmouth auction in June 1964.

The northern end of Galemoor Avenue roughly follows the course of the moat which surrounded the fort, and provided the soldiers with fish. The streets - Martello Close, Moat Walk, Tower Close, and Moat Drive - form part of the Gomer housing estate, which was built in mid-Sixties. It was demolished 18 years ago and only the names of several streets give a clue to its former whereabouts. Here's a superposition of that outline on the modern Google aerial photo. The estate does in part retain a 'ghost' of the fort the western edge and south-western corner follow the original outline. Use under the terms described in the Old Maps FAQ. Low-resolution image reproduced for small-scale non-profit Historic map data is (© and database rightĬrown copyright and Landmark Information Group Ltd. It was sold and demolished in 1964, and in my teens we lived for a time on the housing estate built on the site.įort Gomer, 1938 OS map. I just about remember it from my childhood my mother worked as a secretary at the school opposite, and sometimes she took me in along the lane that ran to the east of the fort. I briefly mentioned Fort Gomer, which no longer exists. and Gosport () and Priddy's Hard (5 July 2012). I've mentioned the Palmerston forts of Gosport, Hampshire, a couple of times previously: see Fortifications.

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