to build the nearby Fort Luton Boys Secondary School, and the fort was abandoned. In 1990 it was bought by a private individual who ran the site as a model museum and visitor attraction with tea shop. In 2001 the fort closed and has since been taken into private ownership and is being restored. The fort has statutory Scheduled monument status. Fort Luton has been under new ownership since 2012; after 3 years it was decided that it should become a community interest company. References External links Fort Luton website Victorian Forts Data Sheet Kent History Forum – pictures and newspaper cuttings Palmerston Forts Forts in Medway 18 in gauge railways in England Military railways in the United Kingdom