Solent Forts - Spitbank & Horse Sands, UK
A visit to two of the Palmerston Forts: Spitbank & Horse Sands in the Solent. Also a brief orbit of Southsea Castle which is nearby on the coast. Lord Palmerston, also known as Henry John Temple, was the British Prime Minister who promoted the construction of the Palmerston Forts. The Palmerston Forts that encircle Portsmouth were built in ...