Photographs of Fort Wellington |
Right: The gate through the earthworks from the outside
of the palisade gate. Above the gate, there is a stone
redoubt armed with a carronade, which is just visible to the
left of the tree. The gate was curved to prevent artillery
from firing from the outside of the Fort through into the
interior. Below the redoubt are paired double doors.
Right: View of the interior of the Fort's earthworks from
within the stone retaining walls inside the gate. The most
prominent building in the Fort is the three-storey stone
blockhouse, which was constructed in 1838. Visible in the
lowest floor are five air vent loopholes. These lead into
the storerooms and powder magazines to provide
ventilation, and are staggered to prevent sabotage. Visible
on the second floor is a main window and eight rifle
loopholes. Visible on the third floor is a white wood-frame
machicolated gallery which extends outwards from the
stone wall. This gallery contains windows, rifle loopholes,
and hinged floorboards which permit defenders to fire
downwards at the base of the blockhouse wall. The roof of
the building is shingled in fireproof tin and the attic
contains multiple layers of logs and sandbags for
shell-proofing.
Right: The officer's quarters, constructed in 1838. This
framed log cabin comprises three rooms which, for
defensive purposes, do not have interior access corridors.
The farthest door opens into the duty officer's sleeping
quarters. The middle door opens into the officer's kitchen.
The nearest door opens into the officer's dining room. In
peacetime, the garrison officers would traditionally reside
in town and only the duty officer would occupy these
quarters. The narrow, horizontal windows are designed as
rifle loopholes. A cookhouse where the enlisted men's
meals were prepared was once located between the
officer's quarters and latrine, approximately where the
photographer was standing. It has since been torn down
and today only a fire pit remains.
Right: The garrison latrine, constructed in 1838 and
located in the southeast corner of the earthworks. This
frame building was built over a stone masonry sewer
which drained out of the Fort. The largest inside chamber
is inside the farthest door visible and was intended for the
enlisted men of the garrison. The middle chamber was
intended for the women of the garrison. The nearest
chamber was reserved for the officers of the garrison.
Right: Entrance to the caponiere passageway. The
caponiere is a stone masonry defensive structure located
outside the earthworks in the dry ditch. It is only
accessible through this underground passage, which leads
through the south earthworks of the Fort. It is reminiscent
of the casemates -- a series of storage tunnel -- which once
existed throughout the interior of the Fort's earthworks.
When the Fort was rebuilt in 1838, these were filled in.
of the palisade gate. Above the gate, there is a stone
redoubt armed with a carronade, which is just visible to the
left of the tree. The gate was curved to prevent artillery
from firing from the outside of the Fort through into the
interior. Below the redoubt are paired double doors.
Right: View of the interior of the Fort's earthworks from
within the stone retaining walls inside the gate. The most
prominent building in the Fort is the three-storey stone
blockhouse, which was constructed in 1838. Visible in the
lowest floor are five air vent loopholes. These lead into
the storerooms and powder magazines to provide
ventilation, and are staggered to prevent sabotage. Visible
on the second floor is a main window and eight rifle
loopholes. Visible on the third floor is a white wood-frame
machicolated gallery which extends outwards from the
stone wall. This gallery contains windows, rifle loopholes,
and hinged floorboards which permit defenders to fire
downwards at the base of the blockhouse wall. The roof of
the building is shingled in fireproof tin and the attic
contains multiple layers of logs and sandbags for
shell-proofing.
Right: The officer's quarters, constructed in 1838. This
framed log cabin comprises three rooms which, for
defensive purposes, do not have interior access corridors.
The farthest door opens into the duty officer's sleeping
quarters. The middle door opens into the officer's kitchen.
The nearest door opens into the officer's dining room. In
peacetime, the garrison officers would traditionally reside
in town and only the duty officer would occupy these
quarters. The narrow, horizontal windows are designed as
rifle loopholes. A cookhouse where the enlisted men's
meals were prepared was once located between the
officer's quarters and latrine, approximately where the
photographer was standing. It has since been torn down
and today only a fire pit remains.
Right: The garrison latrine, constructed in 1838 and
located in the southeast corner of the earthworks. This
frame building was built over a stone masonry sewer
which drained out of the Fort. The largest inside chamber
is inside the farthest door visible and was intended for the
enlisted men of the garrison. The middle chamber was
intended for the women of the garrison. The nearest
chamber was reserved for the officers of the garrison.
Right: Entrance to the caponiere passageway. The
caponiere is a stone masonry defensive structure located
outside the earthworks in the dry ditch. It is only
accessible through this underground passage, which leads
through the south earthworks of the Fort. It is reminiscent
of the casemates -- a series of storage tunnel -- which once
existed throughout the interior of the Fort's earthworks.
When the Fort was rebuilt in 1838, these were filled in.
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