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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 |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD107 (Unpublished document).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> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD107.
- <2> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <3> SKE52187 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