ST. JOSEPH FORT AND THE PORTUGUESE CHAPEL

nformation and photos by Hans-Martin Sommer (M.A. Marine Archaeologist Fort Jesus Museum Mombasa) ST. JOSEPH FORT (Pos: 04 04' 18,1" S 39 40' 56.1" E): a horseshoelike fortification in good condition.
At about 100 metres distance to St. Joseph it was the Portuguese chapel "Nossa Senhora das Merces" (Pos: 04 04' 21,2" S 39 40' 50,7" E).



A view of the Fort St. Joseph from a tower nearby. In the foreground was the site of the Portuguese Chapel 'Nossa Senhora das Merces'

An old photo (taken in about 1910) of Fort St. Joseph and the ruin of the Portuguese Chapel at the left (photographer: YOUNG, G.).

Fort St. Joseph and the Portuguese chapel, Mombasa, Kenya