Blockhouse

Blockhouse is a building in , . Blockhouse is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower and HMS Victory.

Museum
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The is situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in , , England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. is situated 870 feet south of Blockhouse.

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is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. is situated 1 mile southeast of Blockhouse.

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is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. is situated 1 mile southeast of Blockhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hardway and Gosport.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the town of , in the Gosport district, in , England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of opposite to the naval base.

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is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Locality
Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in , , the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport.

Blockhouse

Latitude
50.80972° or 50° 48′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.12529° or 1° 7′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C2WRV5F+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 480758245
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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