Having wandered around both places recently, I was feeling Portland, then I saw a Wikipedia photo of the Forts around Portsmouth. I know the stone infill isn't right, but look at the window arrangement in the arches. Also, Wikipedia says of Fort Fareham "During the Second World War, in 1941 Fort Fareham was used as Brigade H.Q. for 124 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment and as H.Q.s for 410 battery 45 AA Brigade, 412 battery 65 AA Brigade and 415 Battery 27th. AA Brigade. From 1928 to 1945 the Officers’ Mess served as the HQ for 35 AA Brigade and Gun Operation Room. From 1947/48 to 1957 it was reallocated for use as part of an Anti Aircraft Operations Room."
Found this link to forts. http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/data.htm The cap badge, is it artillery? Yes.
More photos came in the post from the same album . ATS at a shoot. The car has number M10137 . RA unit at summer camp with flag. Keith
The gunnery camp could well be either Weybourne or Arberporth. Pity the flag doesn't give a bit more detail to show the battery number!
Attached are 2 photos from Fort Nelson. The exterior shot shows what I understand are the magazines and are clearly similar. However, Fort Nelson is, I recall almost all brick (or concrete) and the photos seem to show a couple of what appear to be stone structures. So I think we can eliminate Fort Nelson and perhaps the other Portsmouth defences as I would assume they are pretty similar. The presence of stone would perhaps, suggest a site further west? I add the 3.7" for interest, a visit is well worthwhile but try and get there to see (and hear) the gun being fired!
I've been having a look at different areas of the south coast to understand fort/castle construction, and it seems that the style of construction shown in your pics, being dressed stone reveals and random stone infill above is more typical of Devon. The brick infills in your pics may possibly be of a later date from the original construction, and may have subsequently been altered since WW2. Whilst I'm not able to pinpoint/identify the location you have shown, there are definitely similarities with fort construction around Plymouth, and I've linked a website that has photos of some, but not all, fortifications around Plymouth. Scroll down the page a little, and click on the 'Northern Line' etc. and you may be able to see what I mean. The forts further east seem to feature brick more commonly. http://www.polyolbion.org.uk/Fortifications/Plymouth/Plymouth-Fortifications.html
Could this be if anybody help, http://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00021000/00021014.mp4.m3u8 Is it Weymouth?
