Forts: Between 1760 and 1800 the British significantly upgraded the defences of BVI. Usually building upon earlier Dutch fortifications, new structures armed with cannon were erected at Fort Charlotte, Fort George, Fort Burt, Fort Recovery and a new fort was built in the centre of Road Town which came to be known as the Road Town Fort. As was common at the time, plantation owners were expected to fortify their own holdings, and Fort Purcell and Fort Hodge were erected on this basis.