Walmer Castle
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Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast. Comprising a keep and four circular bastions, the moated stone castle covered 0.61 acres (0.25 ha) and had 39 firing positions on the upper levels for artillery. It cost the Crown a total of £27,092 to build the three castles of Walmer, Sandown, and Deal, which lay adjacent to one another along the coast and were connected by earthwork defences. The original invasion threat passed, but during the Second English Civil War of 1648–49, Walmer was seized by pro-Royalist insurgents and was only retaken by Parliamentary forces after several months' fighting.
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Artillery castle at Walmer
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Caesar's invasions of Britain -55
Ancient Rome, Celtic Britons, battleBattle of Watling Street 60
Ancient Rome, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Trinovantes, battleBattle of Wippedesfleot 466
Anglo-Saxons, Celtic Britons, battleSiege of Canterbury 1011
Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, siegeSiege of Dover Castle 1216
siegeBattle of Goodwin Sands 1652
battleAdmiralty Pier Turret
artillery battery, battery towerLangdon Battery 1898
artillery batteryWanstone Battery 1940
British Army, artillery batteryFan Bay Deep Shelter 1941
National Trust, artillery battery, bunker, tripadvisorHougham Battery 1941
artillery batteryLydden Spout Battery 1941
artillery batteryCapel Battery 1942
artillery battery, military museumWinchelsea Caves
air-raid shelter, underground limestone mineDover Castle 1179
English Heritage, archaeological site, bunker, castle, fort, history museum, tripadvisorRamsgate Tunnels 1863
air-raid shelter, museum, railway tunnel, tripadvisorSaltwood Castle 1100
castle, tripadvisorCanterbury Castle 1135
castle, tripadvisorDeal Castle 1539
English Heritage, castle, fort, military museum, tripadvisorSandgate Castle 1539
castle, fortSandown Castle 1539
castle, fort, ruinsWalmer Castle 1539
English Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, history museum, tripadvisorShorncliffe Redoubt
redoubtArchcliffe Fort 1370
fort, historical military facilityDover Western Heights 1779
English Heritage, fort, tripadvisorFort Burgoyne 1861
The Land Trust, fort, tripadvisorRAF Manston History Museum
military museum, museumWest Gate Towers Museum 1906
garden, military museum, tripadvisorKent Battle of Britain Museum 1971
military museum, tripadvisorSpitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum 1981
independent museum, military museum, museum, tripadvisorHMS B2
B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineHMS Brazen
B-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreckSMS Grosser Kurfürst
Preussen-class ironclad, ironclad warship, shipwreckU-12
Type IIB submarine, U-boat, shipwreckUnterseeboot UA
A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineHMS Mary 1650
Speaker-class frigate, shipwreck, third-rateHMS Restoration 1678
shipwreck, third-rateHMS Northumberland 1679
shipwreck, third-rateHMS Stirling Castle 1679
shipwreck, third-rateHMS Niger 1892
Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreck, torpedo gunboatHMS Glatton 1914
Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship, Gorgon-class monitor, monitor, shipwreckHMS Codrington 1930
A-class destroyer, destroyer, flotilla leader, shipwreckColton's Gate
gate towerShell Keep, Newington
shell keepMartello Tower No. 1 1805
Martello towerMartello Tower No. 10 1805
Martello towerMartello Tower No. 11 1805
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Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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area | region | 450 | Kingdom of Kent | Wikidata | |
event | armed conflict | 55 | Caesar's invasions of Britain | Ancient Rome, Celtic Britons, battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 60 | Battle of Watling Street | Ancient Rome, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Trinovantes, battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 466 | Battle of Wippedesfleot | Anglo-Saxons, Celtic Britons, battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 851 | Battle of Sandwich (851) | Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1011 | Siege of Canterbury | Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, siege | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1216 | Siege of Dover Castle | siege | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Dover | naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Sandwich (1217) | naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1460 | Battle of Sandwich (1460) | House of Lancaster, House of York, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of the Narrow Seas | Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Spain, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1639 | Battle of the Downs | Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Goodwin Sands | battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1666 | St. James's Day Battle | Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1695 | Action of 10 August 1695 | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1918 | Action of 15 February 1918 | naval battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1942 | Action of 13 May 1942 | naval battle | Wikidata |
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link | page | Art UK website page@ | Wikidata | ||
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link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Mapping Museums page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
object | watercraft | SM U-11 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM U-48 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-109 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-29 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-30 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-38 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-55 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-56 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UB-58 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UC-26 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | SM UC-72 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | U-16 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Fervent | Fervent-class destroyer, torpedo-boat destroyer | Wikidata |
site | artillery battery | Admiralty Pier Turret | artillery battery, battery tower | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | 1898 | Langdon Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
site | artillery battery | 1940 | Wanstone Battery | British Army, artillery battery | Wikidata |
site | artillery battery | 1941 | Fan Bay Deep Shelter | National Trust, artillery battery, bunker, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | artillery battery | 1941 | Hougham Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
site | artillery battery | 1941 | Lydden Spout Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
site | artillery battery | 1942 | Capel Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
site | bunker | Winchelsea Caves | air-raid shelter, underground limestone mine | Wikidata | |
site | bunker | 1179 | Dover Castle | English Heritage, archaeological site, bunker, castle, fort, history museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | bunker | 1863 | Ramsgate Tunnels | air-raid shelter, museum, railway tunnel, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | English Heritage, castle, fort, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1539 | Sandgate Castle | castle, fort | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1539 | Sandown Castle | castle, fort, ruins | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | English Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, history museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | fort | Shorncliffe Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
site | fort | 1370 | Archcliffe Fort | fort, historical military facility | Wikidata |
site | fort | 1779 | Dover Western Heights | English Heritage, fort, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | fort | 1861 | Fort Burgoyne | The Land Trust, fort, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | RAF Manston History Museum | military museum, museum | Wikidata | |
site | museum | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | garden, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | 1981 | Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum | independent museum, military museum, museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | HMS B2 | B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | HMS Brazen | B-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | SMS Grosser Kurfürst | Preussen-class ironclad, ironclad warship, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | U-12 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | Unterseeboot UA | A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | 1650 | HMS Mary | Speaker-class frigate, shipwreck, third-rate | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1678 | HMS Restoration | shipwreck, third-rate | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Northumberland | shipwreck, third-rate | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Stirling Castle | shipwreck, third-rate | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1892 | HMS Niger | Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreck, torpedo gunboat | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1914 | HMS Glatton | Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship, Gorgon-class monitor, monitor, shipwreck | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1930 | HMS Codrington | A-class destroyer, destroyer, flotilla leader, shipwreck | Wikidata |
site | tower | Colton's Gate | gate tower | Wikidata | |
site | tower | Shell Keep, Newington | shell keep | Wikidata | |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 1 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 10 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 11 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 12 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 13 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 14 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 16 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 17 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 18 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 19 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 2 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 20 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 21 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 3 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 4 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 5 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 6 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 7 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 8 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 9 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
site | tower | 1806 | Martello Tower No. 15 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
commons | image | John Wootton (c.1682-1764) - Stag Hunt - 78600883 - Walmer Castle | Commons | ||
commons | image | The castle, Walmer, England-LCCN2002708209 | Commons | ||
commons | image | A British frigate running up the Channel off Walmer Castle | Commons | ||
commons | image | Walmer Castle aerial view | Commons | ||
commons | image | Abraham Solomon 031 (24820262738) | Commons | ||
commons | image | The Ramparts, Walmer Castle. Portraits of the Countess Granville, and the Ladies Victoria and Mary Leveson-Gower | Commons | ||
commons | image | The castle, Walmer, England-LCCN2002708209 | Commons | ||
commons | image | Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft | Commons | ||
commons | image | Prince George of Denmark | Commons | ||
commons | image | Walmer Castle from the west | Commons |