Please accept our apologies. This event is not happening now. In its place you might like to attend 66. GOSPORT TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURES Same venue and time.
IN PERSON
IN PERSON
Talk
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BX
A narrative of a “future fiction” attack on Portsmouth by a French / Russian alliance. Written in 1895, it is an interesting example of what was a very popular genre at the time. There are spies, secret weapons, balloon attacks and more…
Your Speaker, Lewis, will explore the political context of why it was written, the political aftermath, and offer an analysis of whether the fictional campaign could have been possible…
The man who commissioned the story was the young owner of the Portsmouth Mail newspaper, and it was a propaganda piece in support of his campaign to become an MP.
What is unusual about this story is that it includes details of attacks on the forts of Portsdown Hill, Gosport, the Solent Forts and the destruction of Southsea!
- Est. tour duration: 90 minutes
Event Times
- Sunday 14 September 1430
Booking Details
- Pre-booking requirement: Pre-booking not required
Access
Additional information
May be best suited to children over 12 years old.
Organised by
Palmerston Forts Society
Directions
Turn off Military Road into Kings Academy Brune Park School, and follow directional signs to carpark on the left, and path to The Hub. There is a pedestrian entrance to The Hub closer to the traffic lights.