Coalhouse Fort

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Coalhouse Fort is a Victorian-era coastal artillery fort on the Thames Estuary in East Tilbury, Essex, built to defend London and the river approaches.

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Coalhouse Fort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian fortification
coastal artillery fort
armament BL guns on the roof
RML guns in casemates
associatedWith Thames Gateway
builtFor War Office of the United Kingdom
linked to: War Office
constructedDuring Victorian era
constructionEnd 1874
constructionStart 1861
coordinates approximately 51.481°N 0.404°E
country United Kingdom
currentUse heritage attraction
museum site
designedBy Royal Engineers
distanceFrom about 25 miles east of central London
garrisonedBy British Army
Royal Artillery
hasFeature caponiers
casemated gun floor
dry moat
roof-level gun emplacements
underground magazines
hasNearbyStructure World War II anti-aircraft batteries
defensive earthworks
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
Scheduled Monument
laterUse anti-aircraft defence site
observation post
searchlight station
locatedIn Thames Estuary
locatedOn north bank of the River Thames
location East Tilbury
England
Essex
materialUsed brick
concrete
granite
namedAfter Coalhouse Point
near East Tilbury village
openToPublic yes
overlooks River Thames shipping channel
ownedBy Thurrock Council
linked to: Thurrock
partOf Palmerston Forts
linked to: Palmerston Fort

Thames defences
linked to: Tilbury Fort
purpose defence of London
defence of the River Thames approaches
status disused military fortification
surroundedBy Coalhouse Fort Park
usedDuring First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Thurrock hasLandmark Coalhouse Fort
Tilbury hasFeature Coalhouse Fort