SOUTHAMPTON WATER CALSHOT CASTLE HENRY VIII FORT ~ Old 1872 Art Print Engraving

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Seller: lineart ✉️ (23,165) 99.6%, Location: New Providence, New Jersey, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 313469786143 SOUTHAMPTON WATER CALSHOT CASTLE HENRY VIII FORT ~ Old 1872 Art Print Engraving.

    CALSHOT CASTLE        

Artist:   unknown ____________ Engraver: unknown    

 

 
PRINT DATE:   This engraving was printed in 1872; it is not a modern reproduction in any way.
PRINT SIZE:   Overall print size is 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches including the white borders, only some of which are shown, the actual image size is 4 by 5 1/2 inches.
PRINT CONDITION:   Condition is excellent.  Bright and clean.  Blank on reverse.  Paper is quality woven rag stock paper.
  
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PRINT DESCRIPTION:

  Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent. The castle had a keep at its centre, surrounded by a curtain wall and a moat. Initially heavily armed, it had a garrison of 16 men and as many as 36 artillery guns. The castle continued in use for many years, surviving the English Civil War intact and being extensively modernised in the 1770s. During the 19th century, Calshot Castle was used by the coastguard as a base for combating smuggling. In 1894, however, fresh fears of a French invasion led to it being brought back into use as an artillery fort: a large coastal battery was constructed alongside the older castle and a boom built across Southampton Water, controlled from the castle. During the First World War, Calshot Castle was primarily used as a base for seaplanes, deployed on anti-submarine patrols in the English Channel; its guns were removed before the end of the war, probably for use in France. The air base, by then called RAF Calshot, grew in size during the inter-war years, hosting the Schneider Trophy air races. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Calshot was re-armed in the face of a possible German invasion. The station continued in use after the war, but as military seaplanes became obsolete, it was finally closed in 1961. After a short period of use by the coastguard, the castle was opened to the public by English Heritage in the 1980s. Restored to its pre-1914 appearance, the castle received 5,751 visitors in 2010. Historic England considers Calshot a "well-preserved example" of King Henry's Device Forts.  

 

    A FAMOUS HISTORICAL MOMENT, BATTLE SCENE, EVENT OR PORTRAIT OF A FAMOUS PERSON FROM ENGLAND’S PAST!

 
  • Material: Engraving
  • Date of Creation: 1800-1899
  • Print Type: Engraving
  • Subject: Seascape/ Nautical
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Type: Print

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