There are 18 items tagged with ‘artillery’
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1. Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson sits atop Portsdown Hill, with amazing views of the Solent and the Meon Valley. Today it stands as a monument to the skills and ingenuity of Victorian engineering and architecture and home to the Royal Armouries.
2. Events at RA Fort Nelson
The Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson is the place to visit for high drama and explosive action! see the big guns and hear them fired.
3. Fort Nelson History
The history of Fort Nelson, from its origin as one of Palmertson’s Forts to the present day as the home of the Royal Armouries national artillery collection.
4. Galleries
The galleries at Fort Nelson are located in the converted main Barrack Rooms and show the development and history of artillery.
5. Collections Database
The object catalogue is a searchable database of the Royal Armouries collections presented through its image library and digital archives.
6. General Sir John Lefroy
A brief account of the life and work of General Sir John Lefroy (1817-1890)
7. What is Artillery?
This gallery gives visitors an introduction to the history of artillery.
8. Medieval & Renaissance
A gallery shows the development of artillery and how gunpowder changed the nature of war.
9. Age of Discovery
This gallery shows how discoveries in science and mathematics during the 17th century led to the development of more powerful artillery and its role in the expansion of empire and global trade.
10. Blenheim to Waterloo
During the 18th century, improvements in gun casting and boring, in gunpowder, and in artillery doctrine made artillery even more important as a battle-winning weapon.
11. The Artillery Revolution
This gallery shows the development of artillery in its transition from smoothbore to rifle.
12. Forge
Part of this gallery represents a blacksmiths forge. Many of the earliest guns were made of wrought iron using traditional blacksmithing skills.
13. Foundry
This gallery is an atmospheric rather than exact recreation of two areas of the Royal Bronze Foundry at Woolwich during the late 18th century.
14. Moving the guns
This gallery is a representation of a carriage workshop on one side and models and illustrations show and explain the engineering behind gun mountings.
15. Art Gallery
This gallery displays some of the most wonderfully decorated guns that can be justifiably considered works of art.
16. Artillery Hall
This gallery contains some of the largest pieces of artillery in the collection of the Royal Armouries.
17. Fortifications
Fort Nelson is a historic monument, restored to how it would have been in the 1890’s.
18. Ordnance Society
The Ordnance Society was intended to promote, encourage and coordinate the study of all aspects of the history of ordnance and artillery.