Territorial Service supporting the navy command at Fort Southwick. In 1952 the fort became home to a bomb disposal squadron and a year later an emergency civil control centre for Portsmouth was constructed in the fort's magazine. The fort was leased to Portsmouth City Council (then the Portsmouth Corporation) in 1961 and was sold outright to the council in 1972. In 1990 the Fort was taken into use as an activity centre for the Peter Ashley charity, providing a number of activities, including an equestrian centre. In September 2010 the fort was used to host a search and rescue exercise based around a simulated earthquake. Titled Exercise Orion, the event involved teams from seven countries dealing with 35 scenarios over 2 days. Both the Fort and a gun in front of it have been designated Listed Buildings, at Grades II* and II respectively. In 2018, the fort was used as a setting for the Hollywood film The Last Vermeer. Today the Fort is home to an equestrian centre run by Peter Ashley Activity Centres. See also Fortifications of Portsmouth References Bibliography Widley Widley Grade II* listed buildings in Hampshire Grade II listed buildings in Hampshire Grade II* listed forts