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Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre

England
List entry 1019245
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019245
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.99 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 25676 52059
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Reigate Fort is a Victorian military fortification constructed in the 1890s as part of London's defensive ring of mobilisation centres. Built on high ground overlooking the Weald south of London, the fort exemplifies the late nineteenth-century concern with home defence following the rise of German naval power. The structure comprises substantial earthwork fortifications with brick and stone construction, arranged to command approaches to the capital. As one of several forts established during this period of imperial tension, Reigate Fort reflects the strategic military planning of the Victorian era and remains a significant example of contemporary defensive architecture.

Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019245. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre?

Reigate Fort is a Victorian military fortification constructed in the 1890s as part of London's defensive ring of mobilisation centres. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019245.

Who is responsible for protecting Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre?

Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019245.

What other scheduled monuments are near Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Reigate Castle (1.8 km), Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate (1.9 km), The Priory, Reigate (2.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Reigate Castle
1.8 km
Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate
1.9 km
The Priory, Reigate
2.1 km
Bowl barrow 130m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
2.5 km
Bowl barrow 200m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
2.6 km
Bowl barrow 20m south of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
2.6 km
Bowl barrow 70m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
2.6 km
Bowl barrow west of Flanchford Road: part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
2.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre

Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre

LondonRoman town · ~18.5 miles
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