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Defending the Coast Collection: Camber Castle 29926_029

Camber Castle 29926_029
Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex. Device fort built during the reign of Henry VIII to protect the port of Rye, the harbour at Winchelsea and the Camber anchorage

Defending the Coast Collection: Camber Castle 29926_019

Camber Castle 29926_019
Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex. Device fort built during the reign of Henry VIII to protect the port of Rye, the harbour at Winchelsea and the Camber anchorage

Defending the Coast Collection: Camber Castle 29926_023

Camber Castle 29926_023
Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex. Device fort built during the reign of Henry VIII to protect the port of Rye, the harbour at Winchelsea and the Camber anchorage

Defending the Coast Collection: Kent coastal defences in 1740 J010166

Kent coastal defences in 1740 J010166
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. " Plan of the coast of Kent from Ramsgate to Rye" 1740. Chart of the approaches to the Kent coast showing details of the coastal defences at Sandwich, Deal, Dover

Defending the Coast Collection: Gun Deck, Pendennis Castle N900017

Gun Deck, Pendennis Castle N900017
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Falmouth, Cornwall. The upper gun deck in action in the late 1540s. England was at war with France from 1542-6 and again in 1549

Defending the Coast Collection: King Charles Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090215

King Charles Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090215
KING CHARLESs CASTLE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Detail of a window found on the North West side of the castle. The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned, hence the name

Defending the Coast Collection: King Charles Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090213

King Charles Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090213
KING CHARLESs CASTLE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. View of the castle from the South. The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned, hence the name, by Civil War Royalists

Defending the Coast Collection: Landguard Fort K060531

Landguard Fort K060531
LANDGUARD FORT, Felixstowe, Suffolk. View of the 1870s casemated battery and its caponier with Fire Commanders Post above and Darells Battery to left

Defending the Coast Collection: Camber Castle N100290

Camber Castle N100290
CAMBER CASTLE, Rye, East Sussex. View of central tower from the wall walk

Defending the Coast Collection: Camber Castle N100289

Camber Castle N100289
CAMBER CASTLE, Rye, East Sussex. View of central tower from within the outer walls

Defending the Coast Collection: Harrys Walls, St Marys, Isles of Scilly N100223

Harrys Walls, St Marys, Isles of Scilly N100223
HARRYs WALLS, St Mary s, Isles of Scilly. Aerial view of incomplete fort. Begun 1551 with two cannon added in 1554

Defending the Coast Collection: Calshot Castle J850500

Calshot Castle J850500
CALSHOT CASTLE, Hampshire. View from the North-East. This artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to defend the sea passage to Southampton, was recently used as a Navy and RAF base

Defending the Coast Collection: Old Blockhouse, Isles of Scilly N090237

Old Blockhouse, Isles of Scilly N090237
OLD BLOCKHOUSE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. View of the remains of a 16th century gun tower which was designed to protect the Old Grimsby harbour

Defending the Coast Collection: Cromwells Castle, Isles of Scilly N090226

Cromwells Castle, Isles of Scilly N090226
CROMWELLs CASTLE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. View of the castle from the south west. One of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain

Defending the Coast Collection: Martello Tower, Eastbourne N080778

Martello Tower, Eastbourne N080778
MARTELLO TOWER, No. 64, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Twilight view of the Martello Tower from the beach

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle N080749

St Mawes Castle N080749
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. View of the castle with sea and headland beyond

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle K021934

St Mawes Castle K021934
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. View of the Castle from the north east with sea in the background

Defending the Coast Collection: East Bastion at sunset, Pendennis Castle N080674

East Bastion at sunset, Pendennis Castle N080674
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Cornwall. Sunset view across the East Bastion towards St Mawes

Defending the Coast Collection: Gun battery at Pendennis Castle N080669

Gun battery at Pendennis Castle N080669
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Cornwall. View over the One Gun Battery towards St Mawes Castle

Defending the Coast Collection: Gun at Pendennis Castle N080441

Gun at Pendennis Castle N080441
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Cornwall. View across the water at sunset, looking towards St Mawes Castle

Defending the Coast Collection: Calshot Castle engraving N070778

Calshot Castle engraving N070778
CALSHOT CASTLE, Hampshire. South view of Calshot Castle in Hampshire by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1739). This is one of the Henry VIII device forts on the Solent

Defending the Coast Collection: Calshot Castle K950208

Calshot Castle K950208
CALSHOT CASTLE, Hampshire. Courtyard guns. This is one of the Henry VIII device forts on the Solent, protecting the mouth of Southampton Water

Defending the Coast Collection: Walmer Castle J860340

Walmer Castle J860340
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. View of cannons on the gun deck

Defending the Coast Collection: Hurst Castle K951457

Hurst Castle K951457
HURST CASTLE, Hampshire. View north west from the central tower of the west wing and the inlet

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Brockhurst N990011

Fort Brockhurst N990011
FORT BROCKHURST, Gosport, Hampshire. Exterior view from the south east. Brick fortress built in the 1860s to defend Portsmouth Harbour

Defending the Coast Collection: Fort Brockhurst N990009

Fort Brockhurst N990009
FORT BROCKHURST, Gosport, Hampshire. Exterior view from the south of the moated keep. Brick fortress built in the 1860s to defend Portsmouth Harbour

Defending the Coast Collection: Deal Castle K970992

Deal Castle K970992
DEAL CASTLE, Kent. View of the castle from the north

Defending the Coast Collection: Deal Castle K970991

Deal Castle K970991
DEAL CASTLE, Kent. View of the castle from the north

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle N070910

St Mawes Castle N070910
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. View from the sea looking towards the castle

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes K970786

St Mawes K970786
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. The entrance to the castle

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle K021933

St Mawes Castle K021933
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. View of the castle from lower gun battery with traversing gun in the foreground

Defending the Coast Collection: St Mawes Castle J870443

St Mawes Castle J870443
ST MAWES CASTLE, Cornwall. View across the Carrick Roads towards Pendennis Castle

Defending the Coast Collection: Pillbox IoE 466394

Pillbox IoE 466394
World War I Pillbox, Haddiscoe, Norfolk. Built of concrete with steel doors c.1916, a mid C20 weather boarded office building was built on top, adding both functionality and camouflage

Defending the Coast Collection: Martello Tower at TM 361 419

Martello Tower at TM 361 419
Defensive tower c.1810-1812. IoE 285373

Defending the Coast Collection: Martello Tower

Martello Tower
Situated North of Langney Point, Eastbourne, It was used for defence purposes during the 1939/45 war. IoE 293529

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