[1] Fort Pembroke was built by the British to defend the Grand Harbour as well as part of the Victoria Lines.

The building of the fort was proposed in a defence committee recommendation in 1873, and construction took four years, starting on 24 January 1875 and finishing in December 1878.

In World War II, the fort was used as a prisoner-of-war camp, housing German prisoners.

[4] The British military establishments in Pembroke were closed in 1978 and the limestone-and-concrete fort remained unused for nine years until 1987.

[7] The fort was scheduled by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) as a Grade 1 national monument in 1996.