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Chatham Defences, Kent - Related Files

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	Upnor Castle, Upnor, Kent Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located in the village of Upnor, Kent, England. Its purpose was to defend ships moored "in ordinary" on the River Medway outside Chatham dockyards. The property is owned by English Heritage and managed by Medway Council.		03/29/2007	191
	Chatham Island High Resolution satellite image and a map of Chatham island, Pacific Ocean, near New Zealand. Includes a site with information about Chatham. It is the most distant piece of land from Europe.		03/18/2006	557
	Grain Tower Battery WW2 Defence Built 500 metres off the isle of Grain, Kent, UK. Originally completed in 1855 and is similar in construction to other Martello towers that can be found around the Kent coast. The tower was modified in 1910 with the addition of 4.7" quick fire guns to protect ships moored at Sheerness or Chatham from high speed torpedo boats. The guns were removed in 1929 an...		09/03/2006	428
	HMS Cavalier , HM Submarine Ocelot Chatham Historical Dockyard Kent UK H.M. Submarine Ocelot was the last warship built for the Royal Navy at Chatham and served the Royal Navy during the Cold War she was a Diesel / Electric submarine HMS Cavalier The Royal Navy’s last operational Second World War destroyer, HMS Cavalier was built in 1944 and served with the Home Fleet, in the Western Approaches and with the British Pacific Fleet until 1946. Awarded the ‘Arctic 194...		02/13/2006	329
	Sandgate Castle, Kent Sandgate Castle was one of Henry VIII's Device Forts. Built in 1539 near Sandgate, Kent, its exposed location has led to much damage by storm tides. Converted to a Martello Tower in the early 1800s, it is now in private ownership.		10/15/2005	203
	All fortifications around Plymouth The first stone defences in Plymouth were those of the 15th century Plymouth Castle of which only a very small part of one tower remains near the Citadel. Previous to this the main local defences were at Plympton, but the importance of this castle faded as the River Plym silted up. In the first half of the 16th century six blockhouses were built along the shore. A fort was constr...		12/15/2005	291
	Hever Castle - Kent - with overlays Originally a farmhouse built in the 13th century, Hever Castle in Kent was the seat of the Boleyn family. It was converted into a manor in 1462 by Geoffrey Boleyn, who served as Lord Mayor of London. King Henry VIII's wife Anne Boleyn, although probably not born here, did grow up here for a time. After Anne was executed and her father died the castle came into the possession of Henry VIII wh...		02/04/2006	410
	Tank Traps 3 km from Hackthorn, Lincolnshire Relics of the wartime defences for RAF Scampton.		11/14/2009	20
	Tent City Lots of people camped out in tents just on the outskirts of Brands Hatch racing circuit in Kent, England.		12/10/2005	622
	Pacific Raceways Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA. It has a road course used by a racing school and a drag strip used for NHRA events.		07/10/2006	223
	The Frigate HMS Unicorn HMS UNICORN was designed as one of the last of the successful Leda class frigates, 150 feet long in the hull and armed with 46 guns, Unicorns's keel was laid in February 1822 on No. 4 slip in the Royal Dockyard at Chatham, and she was launched on 30th March 1824.		05/04/2006	222
	Walmer Castle, Kent Walmer Castle was built as an artillery fortress by King Henry VIII in 1539-1540. Today the castle is owned by English Heritage and is open to the public.		03/26/2007	355