Unrestored Cambridge fort branded ‘a shambles’

The developer of the luxury Fort Cambridge apartments at Tigné  has reiterated its commitment to restoring the fort after flat owners complained it was an eyesore. A retired couple due to move into their new €600,000 apartment on Tuesday told The Sunday Times that the 19th century fort below their sea-view windows was “a shambles”. Mr and Ms Camilleri, who did not want their full names published, said they had expected the whole development to be finished by the time they moved in, including the restoration of the fort, which formed part of the developer’s plans. The Sunday Times visited the site yesterday and found the doors and windows of the dilapidated fort closed off. There were no visible signs of restoration works taking place. When contacted, the company behind the project, GAP Developments plc, acknowledged that work on the fort had not progressed beyond clearing the site of previous developments. It pointed out that Fort Cambridge was extensively damaged when the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel was based on the site. A restaurant had been built on the fort and later gutted to make space for an outdoor pool, an indoor pool and other hotel facilities, GAP Developments...