A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It... 17 KB (1,787 words) - 22:57, 5 April 2024 |
Bay Olympic (redirect from Blockhouse Bay (soccer)) formed from the merger of Blockhouse Bay (founded 1948) and Green Bay-Titirangi United (founded 1973) in 1998. Blockhouse Bay had been a prominent Auckland... 8 KB (252 words) - 12:16, 10 February 2024 |
The Blockhouse is a 1973 drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour. It is based on a 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clébert... 7 KB (681 words) - 08:54, 5 March 2023 |
East Blockhouse may refer to: East Blockhouse, a Palmerston Fort in Milford Haven East Blockhouse, a 16th-century fortification in Angle, Pembrokeshire... 289 bytes (54 words) - 02:44, 5 March 2021 |
West Blockhouse may refer to a: West Blockhouse, a Palmerston Fort in Milford Haven West Blockhouse, a 16th-century fortification in Angle, Pembrokeshire... 291 bytes (55 words) - 18:10, 8 July 2015 |
A blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. Blockhouse or block house may also refer to: Blockhouse (Central Park), fort in... 852 bytes (140 words) - 19:54, 30 November 2022 |
Device Forts (redirect from Henrican blockhouse) The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and... 132 KB (14,396 words) - 15:52, 23 January 2024 |
Blockhouse fort may refer to various blockhouse forts including: Blockhouse, Washington, a town named after a fort Fort Blockhouse, in Hampshire, England... 303 bytes (70 words) - 00:28, 9 August 2020 |
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park is a state park located in Volusia County, Florida. It features the Addison Blockhouse, a small coquina rock ruin... 4 KB (357 words) - 22:36, 30 June 2023 |
Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. Finished... 12 KB (1,088 words) - 03:35, 1 March 2024 |
Blockhouse Site is a historic blockhouse located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built about 1756, as a dog trot log cabin, with two rooms... 2 KB (160 words) - 13:39, 26 August 2022 |
Morningside Park (Manhattan) (redirect from Blockhouse No. 2 (Manhattan)) several blockhouse fortifications were built in the area. The first such fort was built in what is now Central Park, and three other blockhouses numbered... 136 KB (13,222 words) - 14:53, 25 March 2024 |
the Blockhouse moving all housemates into the Glasshouse. Until Day 29, when the house reopened. On Day 78, Big Brother closed again the Blockhouse, all... 51 KB (2,395 words) - 13:40, 30 March 2024 |
Merrickville–Wolford (redirect from Merrickville Blockhouse) lift of 25 ft (7.6 m). On the south side of the locks there is the old blockhouse, which has been restored by Parks Canada as a tourist site and museum... 12 KB (1,113 words) - 17:23, 9 February 2024 |
Fort Southwest Point (redirect from Southwest Point Blockhouse) a blockhouse at the site, which they used as a base until 1793 when federal troops arrived. Between 1793 and 1796, the Southwest Point Blockhouse was... 11 KB (1,409 words) - 20:01, 17 December 2023 |
West Blockhouse Fort is a mid-19th century coastal artillery fort at West Blockhouse Point, a rocky headland near Dale, Pembrokeshire, to the west of... 7 KB (707 words) - 10:14, 14 March 2023 |
Gananoque (redirect from Gananoque Blockhouse) of the Gananoque Blockhouse was started, with completion in 1813. It had an octagonal log parapet containing five guns. The blockhouse was abandoned after... 12 KB (987 words) - 13:16, 29 July 2023 |
List of Device Forts (redirect from Brightlingsea Blockhouse) The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and... 62 KB (2,700 words) - 22:21, 23 September 2023 |
List of castles and fortifications in South Africa (section Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War) Aliwal North Blockhouses (2) Broederstroom Blockhouse Burgersdorp Blockhouse Dewetsville Blockhouse Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp Hekpoort Blockhouse Hopetown... 16 KB (244 words) - 20:13, 7 March 2024 |
Tilbury Fort (redirect from West Tilbury Blockhouse) Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with... 44 KB (5,306 words) - 11:43, 16 August 2023 |
Blockhouse is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. It was named after... 5 KB (570 words) - 17:19, 25 February 2023 |
Pendennis Castle (redirect from Little Dennis Blockhouse) invasion of England seemed unlikely. Basic defences, based around simple blockhouses and towers, existed in the south-west and along the Sussex coast, with... 41 KB (4,506 words) - 21:38, 14 October 2023 |
Coalhouse Fort (redirect from East Tilbury Blockhouse) and four gunners. The blockhouse may have been altered in 1545 but in 1553 it was disarmed. Although the corresponding blockhouse at Gravesend continued... 42 KB (5,388 words) - 05:14, 11 August 2023 |
The Blockhouse of Boston was a pioneering art and design cooperative of alumni from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Massachusetts that opened... 10 KB (1,251 words) - 11:54, 19 November 2023 |
List of forts in Washington County, Pennsylvania (redirect from Miller's Blockhouse) Miller's Blockhouse to the history of Pennsylvania. The actual site of the blockhouse is 3 miles (4.8 km) north. Rice's Fort was a fortified blockhouse in present-day... 14 KB (1,073 words) - 00:28, 7 April 2024 |
Fort Pitt Block House (redirect from Bouquet's Blockhouse) The Fort Pitt Block House (sometimes called Bouquet's Blockhouse or Bouquet's Redoubt) is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh... 12 KB (989 words) - 07:45, 25 January 2024 |