Editing Reigate (section)

===Reigate Fort===
Reigate Fort, on Reigate Hill, is one of 13 [[London Defence Positions]], built in the 1890s.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |title= Reigate Fort |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 14 March 2017 |orig-date= 26 June 2015 |publisher= National Trust |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 7 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210507022738/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |url-status= live }}</ref> They were primarily designed as [[infantry]] [[redoubt]]s, to be used in the event of an invasion by the French. The Reigate Fort was completed in 1898 and is one of the largest in the {{convert|72|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} defensive line. It was defended by an earth rampart and had a clear view south over Reigate. Among the surviving buildings is a magazine, which would have been used for storing ammunition.<ref>{{harvnb|Beanse|Gill|2011|pp=55–58}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1019245|desc=Reigate Fort|grade=II|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Reigate Fort was declared redundant in 1907 and the land was sold. During the First World War, it was used as an ammunition store and is thought to have been used as a communications station for the British Army South East Command in the Second World War.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/-history-of-reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |title= History of Reigate Fort at Reigate Hill and Gatton Park |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 20 November 2015 |orig-date= 17 July 2015 |publisher= National Trust |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 20 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125146/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/-history-of-reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park |url-status= live}}</ref> The fort was restored in the early 2000s and is open to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/documents/download-our-reigate-fort-leaflet.pdf |title= Reigate Fort |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= 1 April 2009 |publisher= National Trust |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211010121421/https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/documents/download-our-reigate-fort-leaflet.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Watkins |first= Jack |date= 3 February 2021 |orig-date= 12 July 2015 |title= A military mystery at Reigate Fort - secret tunnels and wartime heroes |url= https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-military-mystery-at-reigate-fort-secret-tunnels-and-wartime-7165082 |work= Surrey Life |access-date= 10 October 2021 |archive-date= 11 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135504/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/homes-and-gardens/places-to-live/a-military-mystery-at-reigate-fort-secret-tunnels-and-wartime-7165082 |url-status= live }}</ref>