East Weare Camp

The green rooftop, part of the East Weare Camp, as seen from the boundary fencing of the port.

East Weare Camp is a derelict and disused detention barracks on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It is located within the East Weares area of the island, overlooking Portland Harbour. The camp became Grade II Listed in September 1978.^[1]^[2] The site originally served the East Weare Battery which lies 200 feet below. The battery and East Weare Camp remain on the private property of Portland Port Ltd, and have not been opened to the public.

History

The East Weare Battery was built in the 1860s as a result of the Royal Commission to guard the new Portland harbour and Royal Navy institutions on the island. East Weare Camp was built circa 1880 as a detention barracks for military service personnel,^[3] and were approached by a climbing zig-zag route, which allowed troops access to the battery and camp via a sally port created on the east side from the Verne Citadel. Later the camp was converted to coastguard use in 1914.^[3]

Condition and current state

The buildings, like the battery, have become dilapidated, and are subject to vandalism and overgrown foliage. Built with snecked and dressed rubble, some slate roofs remain today.^[1] The battery and East Weare Camp have remained closed to the public. This was despite published reports in 1996 that Portland Port Ltd had made plans of the possible renovation of historic coastal fortifications in the area.^[4]

References

1 2 Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1205814)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 1413255". PastScape. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
1 2 http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/eastweare.pdf
↑ Will Bennet (22 July 1995). "Portland's naval history ends as last warship sails - News". The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

Coordinates: 50°33′44″N 2°25′47″E / 50.5621°N 2.4296°E / 50.5621; 2.4296

Isle of Portland

Settlements and areas	Castletown Chiswell Clay Ope Easton Ferry Bridge Fortuneswell The Grove Portland Bill Portland Harbour Southwell Tophill Underhill Victoria Square Wakeham West Cliff Weston

Beaches and coastal features	Balaclava Bay Cave Hole Chesil Beach Chesil Cove Church Ope Cove Freshwater Bay Hallelujah Bay Little Beach Mutton Cove Portland Raised Beach Pulpit Rock Salt Pans Wallsend Cove

Attractions	Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve Chiswell Earthworks Culverwell Mesolithic Site Fancy's Family Farm Grove Prison Museum John Penn's Bath Jurassica King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve Nicodemus Knob Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve Portland Museum Royal Manor Theatre Tout Quarry Sculpture Park Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Military	Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Blacknor Fort East Weare Battery East Weare Camp East Weares Rifle Range HMS Osprey Inner Pierhead Fort Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range Mulberry Harbour Phoenix Units Portland Breakwater Fort Portland Naval Communication Headquarters RAF Portland RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey) ROC Post Portland Bill Royal Naval Hospital Verne Citadel Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Verne High Angle Battery

Castles	Pennsylvania Castle Portland Castle Rufus Castle

Lighthouses, Daymarks and NCI	NCI Portland Bill Old Higher Lighthouse Old Lower Lighthouse Portland Bill Lighthouse Portland Breakwater Lighthouse Trinity House Obelisk

Prisons	HM Prison Portland HM Prison Weare HM Prison The Verne

Gardens	Chiswell Walled Garden Easton Gardens Governor's Community Garden Victoria Gardens

Buildings and houses	The Captain's House The Cove House Inn The George Inn Queen Anne House The Regal Cinema St George's Centre

Churches	All Saints Church Avalanche Memorial Church Church of Our Lady and St. Andrew Conjurer's Lodge Easton Methodist Church Southwell Methodist Chapel St Andrew's Church St George's Church St. John's Church St. Peter's Church Underhill Methodist Church United Reformed Church

Memorials	Portland Cenotaph Royal Naval Cemetery

Industry	Durdle Pier Folly Pier Folly Pier Waterworks Grove Lime Kiln King's Pier Portland stone Portland Windmills Red Crane Southwell Business Park Sureline Verne Cistern

Working and disused Quarries	Bowers Quarry Broadcroft Quarry Coombefield Quarry King Barrow Quarry Perryfield Quarry Tout Quarry Yeolands Quarry

Railway	Merchant's Railway The Old Engine Shed Portland Branch Railway

Sports	Grove Sports Stadium Portland United F.C.

Events	Easton Massacre The Great Southwell Landslip

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