Fort Paull is a gun battery on the Humber, downstream from Hull. Batteries have been built at Paull by Henry VIII, Charles I during the Civil War during the siege of Hull and the Napoleonic Wars. The current fort was build in 1861-4 on the reccomendations of the Royal Commission . The original emplacements for 19 x 64 pounder (29 kg) RMLs were almost completely demolished in 1894 when concrete emplacements for 3 disappearing guns and 2 QF guns were built. A mining station was added in 1886, searchlights in 1907. At the outset of WWI Paull was judged too close to Hull, so was disarmed when new forts were built at Sunk Island and Stallingborough. Used as a training base between the wars, in WWII it was converted into a magazine to serve the Russian convoys, and a degaussing station was added.
FortPaull is a gun battery situated on the North bank of the Humber, near the village of Paull, downstream from Hull.
The current fort is of pentagonal design and was built in 1861-4 and on the recommendations of the Royal Commission, hence it is one of the Palmerston forts.
The fort was used as a training base between the wars, and during World War II, it was converted into a magazine to serve the Russian convoys, a degaussing station was also added.
Paull Battery, PaullFort, FortPaull - call it what you will, the new military museum to the south of Paull village is well worth a visit.
The Fort is open daily between 10am and 6pm.
FortPaull Visitors' Centre and Armouries opened its gates to the the public in 2000 and has enjoyed some degree of success, being awarded several awards for tourist attractions etc..
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