May 14th, 2017
Deal Castle - Walmer Castle
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The moated stone Castle of Deal covers nearly
an acre of ground and had sixty-six firing positions for artillery.
The keep has six inner and outer bastions
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Inner walls of Deal Castle
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One of the many cannons placed
around the bastions of Deal Castle |
Gillian in front of Deal Castle
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Inner walls of Deal Castle
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The inner castle towers viewed from a bastion of
Deal Castle
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The inner and outer walls of
Deal Castle |
Gillian in front of Deal Castle
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The inner and outer walls of
Deal Castle |
Gillian and the cannons of
Deal Castle |
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The inner castle towers of Deal Castle
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Thomas Wingfield became the first captain of Deal
Castle in 1540, supported by a lieutenant and a garrison of eight soldiers,
sixteen gunners and two porters
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Cannon cast by Walker & Co of Rotherham, Yorkshire,
in 1800
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Around 1570, the main bastions of Deal castle were
filled with
earth to allow heavier guns to be mounted on them. Queen Elizabeth I inspected the castle in 1573 |
Moat of Deal Castle
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Display Boards
Deal Castle |
Laundry Press from around 1800
Deal Castle |
One of the many passageways in
Deal Castle |
Gillian in front of the fire place in
Deal Castle |
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A large bread oven in the kitchen of Deal Castle
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Inner rooms of Deal Castle
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Inner rooms of Deal Castle
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Front Door to Deal Castle
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Admiralty
Mews Front Gate
(formerly East Barracks) |
The Royal Marines School of Music remained on site
in the East Barracks
until 1996 |
St
Saviour's Church, Walmer
Church Micro 6431 |
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Memorial Bandstand at Walmer
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Information Poster about the Memorial Bandstand,
Walmer
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RLNI
Lifeboat Station, Walmer
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Allotments at Walmer
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HM the Queen's Golden Jubilee Mosaic, Walmer.
Created in 2002 as an arts project by three schools in Walmer Parish. The 3 ft high, 42 yard long mosaic was designed by Susannah Preston and Abi Hughes-Edwards |