Listed Building record TR 34 SW 653 - SOUTHERN BREAKWATER, INCLUDING KNUCKLE AND SOUTHERN BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSES

Summary

The Southern Breakwater was constructed between 1898 and 1909 and was part of the huge and impressive engineering project to provide refuge to the British fleet. It was the first artificial harbour to be constructed in the C20th and is built using large granite blocks. It extends for 65m in length and is about 6m wide. There are two lighthouses, one at the far south western end of the breakwater and another towards the north eastern end. Two Coastal batteries were also constructed at either end of the breakwater during WWI. These survive substantially intact though the guns have been removed. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 33624 40543 (936m by 812m) Centred on
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD107 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<3> C. Dobson, 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England: Coast Artillery 1900-1956 (Monograph). SKE52187.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD107.
  • <2> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <3> Monograph: C. Dobson. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England: Coast Artillery 1900-1956.

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Record last edited

Aug 5 2019 10:39AM