Admiralty Pier Fort
Admiralty Pier Fort, as distinct from Dover Turret, was commenced in 1872 as small fort at the extremity of Dover pier by adding a further extension and widening the pier for that purpose. In January 1872 Edward Druce, the engineer in charge, reported that the “diving bells have commenced preparing the foundations of the fort” and in January 1874 Druce reported that the substructure of the fort had been completed at a cost of £19,718:4:0. The armament of the Admiralty Pier Fort was to be two 12-inch muzzle-loading rifled guns of 25 tons as these guns were the most powerful available at the time.
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