roof supports emplacements for 12- and 6-pounder (5.4 and 2.7 kg) quick-firing guns, a Bofors gun and associated directing positions. A small theatrical theatre, built by gunners in the Second World War, survives in one of the gun positions, along with various wall paintings, possibly used in performances. The East Wing is relatively unaltered since its construction. It is approximately long, with 24 heavy gun positions and two main magazines; on the roof is the original gun directing position and a Bofors gun position added during the Second World War. It is reached through a gateway in the north-east bastion. Just beyond the East Wing are three 6-pounder quick-firing gun emplacements from 1893, which were fed ammunition from the wing through a hole in the outer wall. Captains and Governors 1643–1645 John Button 1659– Thomas Eyre 1661– Edward Strange (Captain) 1675–1683 Sir John Holmes (by purchase) 1683–1695 Henry Holmes 1695–1698 John Burrard 1702–1714 Henry Holmes 1716–1721 Sir Tristram Dillington, 5th Baronet 1721– Major John Huske (Lieutenant-Governor) 1745– Hon Sir Henry Bellenden 1761– George Anderson 1767–?1795 Lt-Gen Sir Robert Sloper 1796–1801 Maj-Gen William Gardiner 1801– Lt-Col Hon John Creighton See also British narrow gauge military railways Notes References Bibliography External links Friends of Hurst Castle site English Heritage site Hurst Castle Solar Powered GSM Web Camera Real-time wind data from Hurst Castle Victorian Forts datasheet Castles in Hampshire Device Forts Forts in Hampshire English Heritage sites in Hampshire Tourist attractions in Hampshire Museums in Hampshire Military and war museums in England New Forest District Lighthouse museums in England Palmerston Forts 1544 establishments in England New Forest folklore