Fort William, (Fort Charles) Anomabu - Anamabo Fort William
Fort William, Anomabu (1753)
also know als Fort Charles The strategic important location, for trade with Gold and later slaves, changed servile times ownership, within 100 years of European exploitation of the African Gold Coast.
1640 Dutch Faktorei ; Swedish 1652/53 ; 1657 Danish ; April 1659 Dutch ; 1659 English ; 1663 Dutch May 1664 British, later abandoned , however , from 1680 renewed British Faktorei and construction of the fort ; French in the period 1744-1753, again to to the British ; 1753 expulsion of the French ( due British pressure ) by the locals
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In 1753, the British Parliament voted enormous sums for the construction of a new trading fort in Anomabu, now part of the Central Region of Ghana. Completed by 1757, it was erected on ‘an eroded shelf of hard rock close to a sandy beach indentation with a sheltered anchorage’ .
Earlier, in 1674, the English had built a small fort, named Fort Charles, after the reigning monarch King Charles II. The English demolished Fort Charles in 1731, to prevent its capture and use by another European company - notably their archrival in overseas colonisation, the French.
Earlier, in 1674, the English had built a small fort, named Fort Charles, after the reigning monarch King Charles II. The English demolished Fort Charles in 1731, to prevent its capture and use by another European company - notably their archrival in overseas colonisation, the French.
The French, however, rebuilt a fort where Fort Charles once stood. Regretting the loss of their Anomabu fort, the English hastened to then build a new one - Fort William.
The fort was probably christened Fort William by 19th century commander Brodie Cruickshank in honour of King William IV, upon the completion of another one storey apartment.
The fort was probably christened Fort William by 19th century commander Brodie Cruickshank in honour of King William IV, upon the completion of another one storey apartment.
The fort’s opening hours are 9:00am to 4:30pm.
Entrance fees are as follows:
Entrance fees are as follows:
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"Annamaboe Fort William" was designed by military engineer John Apperly, who became its first governor.
After Apperly's death in 1756, Irishman Richard Brew took over the Governorship of the fort and completed its construction in 1760.
The fort became the center of British slave trading along the Gold Coast until the slave trade was outlawed in 1807, and abolished 1812.Anomabu is now a popular tourist destination.
After Apperly's death in 1756, Irishman Richard Brew took over the Governorship of the fort and completed its construction in 1760.
The fort became the center of British slave trading along the Gold Coast until the slave trade was outlawed in 1807, and abolished 1812.Anomabu is now a popular tourist destination.
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