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Defending the Coast Collection: Dartmouth Castle K021155

Dartmouth Castle K021155
DARTMOUTH CASTLE, Devon. View from entrance to Dart Estuary. Gun Tower 1481, North Gun Platform 1539-44, St. Petrox Church 1641

Defending the Coast Collection: St Catherines Castle N071979

St Catherines Castle N071979
ST CATHERINEs CASTLE, Cornwall. Aerial view. One of a pair of small artillery forts built by Henry VIII n the 1530s to defend Fowey Harbour, consisting of two storeys with gun ports at ground level

Defending the Coast Collection: Deal Castle engraving K041008

Deal Castle engraving K041008
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Queen Mothers picture collection. Engraving of Deal Castle

Defending the Coast Collection: Pendennis Castle N900018

Pendennis Castle N900018
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Falmouth, Cornwall. Aerial reconstruction painting by Ivan Lapper of the Tudor, Elizabethan and later fortress as it appears today

Defending the Coast Collection: Walmer Castle engraving N070832

Walmer Castle engraving N070832
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. North west view of Walmer Castle in the county of Kent by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle engraving N070781

St Mawes Castle engraving N070781
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. East view of St Maws Castle in the County of Cornwall by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle N070912

St Mawes Castle N070912
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. View from the sea looking towards the castle

Defending the Coast Collection: Martello Tower, Slaughden N071131

Martello Tower, Slaughden N071131
MARTELLO TOWER, Slaughden, Suffolk. View towards the entrance of the quatrofoil, 19th-century defensive fort

Defending the Coast Collection: Deal Castle J940471

Deal Castle J940471
DEAL CASTLE, Kent. Reconstruction drawing of the castle as newly completed in 1540 by Alan Sorrell

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Cumberland N070043

Fort Cumberland N070043
FORT CUMBERLAND, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Aerial view

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Brockhurst N060992

Fort Brockhurst N060992
FORT BROCKHURST, Gosport, Hampshire. Aerial view of the brick fort built in the 1860s to defend Portsmouth Harbour

Defending the Coast Collection: Martello tower IC266_002

Martello tower IC266_002
Cut-away reconstruction drawing showing the internal arrangement of a typical two-storey Martello tower on the south-coast in the early 19th century, with soldiers drilling outside. Chris Evans, 1997

Defending the Coast Collection: Calshot Castle K860165

Calshot Castle K860165
CALSHOT CASTLE, Hampshire. Aerial view. This is one of the Henry VIII device forts on the Solent, protecting the mouth of Southampton Water

Defending the Coast Collection: Deal Castle K971004

Deal Castle K971004
DEAL CASTLE, Kent. Cannon on the outer bastions with the keep beyond

Defending the Coast Collection: Tilbury Fort J910014

Tilbury Fort J910014
TILBURY FORT, Essex. An aerial reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell

Defending the Coast Collection: Aerial view of Deal Castle N110364

Aerial view of Deal Castle N110364
Deal Castle, Kent. Aerial view

Defending the Coast Collection: Bembridge Fort 29199_013

Bembridge Fort 29199_013
Bembridge Fort, Isle of Wight. A late 19th century hexagonal fort and barracks now partly converted to offices. Photographed from the air in 2014

Defending the Coast Collection: Blyth blockhouse DP087767

Blyth blockhouse DP087767
Former military structure, Links Road, Blyth, Northumberland. Concrete blockhouse and observation post at the harbour entrance

Defending the Coast Collection: Deal Castle, Kent DP187707

Deal Castle, Kent DP187707
Deal Castle, Kent. Location view from north east

Defending the Coast Collection: No Mans Land Fort EAC692690

No Mans Land Fort EAC692690
No Mans Land Fort, Solent, off Ryde, Isle of Wight, 2002

Defending the Coast Collection: Browndown Battery 33946_016

Browndown Battery 33946_016
Browndown Battery, a Victorian beach defence battery, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Brockhurst 33944_003

Fort Brockhurst 33944_003
Fort Brockhurst, one of the Palmerston Forts in Gosport built in the 19th century to protect Portsmouth, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Monckton 33946_005

Fort Monckton 33946_005
Fort Monckton, a bastioned artillery fort built between 1781 and 1790 to defend the western approaches to Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Gunboat Traverser system 33942_035

Gunboat Traverser system 33942_035
Gunboat Traverser system at Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Gunboat Traverser system 33942_030

Gunboat Traverser system 33942_030
Gunboat Traverser system at Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Priddys Hard 33940_025

Priddys Hard 33940_025
Priddys Hard, a former Royal Ordnance Depot, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Gilkicker 33939_006

Fort Gilkicker 33939_006
Fort Gilkicker, a semi circular, casemented coastal battery, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020. A Palmerston fort built in the 1860s to protect the anchorage at Spithead

Defending the Coast Collection: Priddys Hard 33940_020

Priddys Hard 33940_020
Priddys Hard, a former Royal Ordnance Depot, Gosport, Hampshire, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Puckpool mortar battery 33889_002

Puckpool mortar battery 33889_002
Puckpool mortar battery, Isle of Wight, 2020

Defending the Coast Collection: Tilbury Fort 33643_005

Tilbury Fort 33643_005
Tilbury, Essex, 2018. Tilbury Fort, a late 17th century coastal fort with bastions and outworks principally Dutch in design and said to be the best preserved and most complete example of the type

Defending the Coast Collection: Stokes Bay Battery 33562_003

Stokes Bay Battery 33562_003
Stokes Bay No. 2 Battery, Hampshire, 2018. A former gun battery of c1860 built as part of the Stokes Bay defences. SZ5898

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Monckton 33561_020

Fort Monckton 33561_020
Fort Monckton, Hampshire, 2018. A bastioned artillery fort. SZ6197

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Gilkicker 33561_012

Fort Gilkicker 33561_012
Fort Gilkicker, Hampshire, 2018. A semi-circular casemated coastal battery. SZ6097

Defending the Coast Collection: Browndown Battery 33560_013

Browndown Battery 33560_013
Browndown Battery, Gosport, Hampshire, 2018. SZ5898

Defending the Coast Collection: Browndown Battery 33560_011

Browndown Battery 33560_011
Browndown Battery, Gosport, Hampshire, 2018. SZ5898

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Gilkicker 33562_022

Fort Gilkicker 33562_022
Fort Gilkicker, Hampshire, 2018. A semi-circular casemated coastal battery. SZ6097

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Perch Rock 33151_014

Fort Perch Rock 33151_014
Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Wallasey, Merseyside. Fortress first built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool. Photographed in May 2017

Defending the Coast Collection: Pillbox, Skipsea DP188366

Pillbox, Skipsea DP188366
Pillbox, Withow Gap, Off Hornsea Road, Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire. Exterior view from North West. Coastal Defence. Englands First World War Home Front, 1914-1918

Defending the Coast Collection: Coastal battery IC266_003

Coastal battery IC266_003
Reconstruction drawing showing the layout of a typical Second World War emergency coastal battery comprising two 6-inch naval guns in gun-houses

Defending the Coast Collection: Landguard Fort c. 1900 J020188

Landguard Fort c. 1900 J020188
LANDGUARD FORT, Felixstowe, Suffolk. Aerial view reconstruction drawing of the fort in c.1900 by Frank J. H. Gardiner (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Defending the Coast Collection: Walmer Castle from the beach J860338

Walmer Castle from the beach J860338
WALMER CASTLE AND GARDENS, Kent. View of the castle from the beach. The Castle commands approaches to the busy anchorage of The Downs

Defending the Coast Collection: Pendennis Castle N090099

Pendennis Castle N090099
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Cornwall. Aerial reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper of Pendennis as it may have looked during the siege of 1646

Defending the Coast Collection: Gun Emplacement DP169964

Gun Emplacement DP169964
World War 1 gun emplacement, also used in World War 2. View from Blyth Battery, The Links, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland

Defending the Coast Collection: Pillbox DP188407

Pillbox DP188407
Pillbox, Withow Gap, Off Hornsea Road, Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire. Exterior view from South. NGR (TA 18384 54659). Englands First World War Home Front 1914-1918

Defending the Coast Collection: Martello Tower 29926_037

Martello Tower 29926_037
Martello Tower 28, Rye, East Sussex. Originally built in 1805-6, this tower provided one of a pair of gun platforms to defend the approach to Rye Harbour

Defending the Coast Collection: Coastal erosion 28403_001

Coastal erosion 28403_001
Fort Godwin coastal battery, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire. The Godwin Battery was built to defend the Humber Estuary during the First Wold War

Defending the Coast Collection: Old Blockhouse, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N100389

Old Blockhouse, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N100389
OLD BLOCKHOUSE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Aerial view of the 16th century gun tower built to protect Old Grimsby

Defending the Coast Collection: Bull Sand Fort 20620_039

Bull Sand Fort 20620_039
BULL SAND FORT, Humber Estuary. Aerial view. Standing one and a half miles from shore off Spurn Head on a submerged sandbank, it stands 18 metres high and 25metres in diameter

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