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In 2012, hundreds of individuals applied to be volunteers at the fort for the Summer
Olympics. 150 people were recruited as marshals during the games, when 4,600 ticketed spectators a day flocked to the official view point for a fortnight. The fort and the gardens were closed off to the public during
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Nothe Fort has been gradually transformed into a museum and tourist attraction, where it remains open to the public today. Following the early restoration work, the fort was given a £1.8m lottery grant and a further £600,000 investment due to the involvement of local authorities and
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since 1974. Its fusee steps, located in Nothe
Gardens, have been Grade II listed since 2000, and was constructed for hauling trolleys transporting ammunition, spares and stores from the quay to Nothe Fort. In 1978, the Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe, also became scheduled
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By 1961 the Navy had no further use for the fort and it was sold to
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Borough Council. Under the ownership of the council the fort remained unoccupied and quickly became a victim of vandalism, before starting to fall into a state of dereliction. During this time numerous
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Work began on Nothe Fort in 1860 by a civil engineering contractor, with the first stage of construction involving leveling the site and building a sea wall. After the contractor suffered financial problems, the construction work was taken over by 26 Company Royal
Engineers in 1862. Although the
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117,049. It was constructed on three levels; the magazine stored the ammunition, the ground level casemates were designed to hold heavy muzzle-loaded cannons and accommodation for the soldiers manning them, and the ramparts, featuring a raised platform that could be used to fire weapons such as
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The fort is run by a team of five paid staff members and a dedicated team of 70 volunteers, while the
Friends of Nothe Fort group has also been established to promote interest in the fort and to encourage its growth as a museum and attraction.
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period, part of the fort's magazine level was used as a nuclear shelter for civil administration, which included the creation of command and accommodation areas, and the installation of heavy blast doors.
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The first soldiers to be stationed at the fort were No. 2 Battery Royal
Artillery (Tatton-Browns). The unit were given responsibility to install the original cannons, which were two 64 pounders, four
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Weymouth Civic Society took over responsibility for the fort through a lease with the borough council, allowing restoration work to begin, with assistance from the
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