Renovation
Work started in June 1997 by Ingram Smith, English Heritages contractors to repair, renovate and make safe the Fort. By June 1998 renovation was mostly complete.
The culmination of the main work was the raising of the Fort's flag pole on 27 May 1998 at noon. A 120 ton mobile crane was required to raise the sixty foot pole to its original position on the roof of the Keep. The lifting operation and positioning of the flag pole went very smoothly, which was more than could be said for the weather! It rained virtually non-stop during the whole morning.
Since 1998 Landguard Fort Trust volunteers have looked after the decoration and general maintenance of the Fort with English Heritage still overseeing projects for further renovation and development as visitor numbers increase.