The Brits got freaked out when Napoleon III took power. They built a series of fortifications. The most famous was Fort Nelson to protect Portsmouth and Southampton from the land side.
1 posted on
06/06/2018 7:37:56 AM PDT by
C19fan
To: C19fan
2 posted on
06/06/2018 7:42:32 AM PDT by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: C19fan
I don’t want to live anywhere near that place.
They’ve gone loony.
3 posted on
06/06/2018 7:42:45 AM PDT by
chris37
("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
To: C19fan
4 posted on
06/06/2018 7:43:26 AM PDT by
Bratch
("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
To: C19fan
5 posted on
06/06/2018 7:44:28 AM PDT by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: C19fan
Napoleon III? Wasn’t he the paper tiger who promptly got defeated in the Franco-Prussian war and had to cede the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine as a spoil of the war?
6 posted on
06/06/2018 7:44:45 AM PDT by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: C19fan
Says it was built in 1850-1852....It doesn’t make sense.
Napoleon I died in about 1819, right?
7 posted on
06/06/2018 7:45:41 AM PDT by
SMARTY
("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
To: C19fan
It'd sell better with the following:
- Cannons
- Electricity, lights and appliances
- A full bath on each floor
- A modern kitchen
- A boat dock.
12 posted on
06/06/2018 8:12:40 AM PDT by
DannyTN
To: C19fan
What’s the property taxes on it?
13 posted on
06/06/2018 8:13:07 AM PDT by
DannyTN
To: C19fan
Great place for a recluse once drones are available for grocery delivery.
14 posted on
06/06/2018 8:19:49 AM PDT by
sphinx
To: C19fan
May be a good purchase for Jeffrey Epstein. Lot’s of European countries nearby with a low age of consent.
18 posted on
06/06/2018 8:29:32 AM PDT by
BBell
(not drinking, just a smart a$$)
To: C19fan
That’s just absolutely cool. I’d live there in a heartbeat (with at least an updated, comfy apartment added in)...and a boat.
19 posted on
06/06/2018 8:43:07 AM PDT by
moovova
To: C19fan
The cops will drag you off that little island for any violation of Britain’s Islamic blasphemy laws.
To: C19fan
Dr. Evil should snap that up for his next secret lair.
21 posted on
06/06/2018 9:25:42 AM PDT by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: C19fan
The crack in the foundation concerns me. But I dearly love the steps that go right down to the water. Has possibilities for Hollywood movies.
24 posted on
06/06/2018 9:50:49 AM PDT by
donozark
(Restraining orders are just another way of saying I love you.)
To: C19fan
Definitely a fixer-upper.
But it looks like it could be a great home and a perfect refuge against the Zombie Apocalypse.
26 posted on
06/06/2018 10:32:15 AM PDT by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: C19fan
I will admit that I don't currently have a Cannon Room. That'd be cool.
The potential uses of a place like that are limited only by your imagination. You could make a living off piracy. Turn it into a massive party house. Keep deposed heads of state in chains in the basement. Paintball gallery. Start your own religious cult. Become a mad scientist and take over the world, that sort of stuff...
To: C19fan
I could go nuts redeveloping that place into an amazing abode. Probably cost $10 mil+ to really do nicely, but it would be out of this world. Helicopter pad on roof garden, enclosed green houses in that central courtyard, good dock and nice wrap-around elevated deck for jogging and views. So many cool features to enhance.
It would only be worth it though, if it’s located outside the UK’s jurisdiction, which I’m sure it isn’t. Taxes too high, bad government etc. No thanks.
34 posted on
06/06/2018 12:17:23 PM PDT by
catbertz
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