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Sandgate Castle, A.D. 1539-40
Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 20 1893 ( 228 ) SANDGATE CASTLE, A.D. 1539-40. BY WILLIAM L01TIE BUTTON, F.S.A. AMONG the Harleian Manuscripts at the British Museum happily survives the "Ledger" kept during the building of this fort or castle, one of several constructed by Henry VIII. for the defence of the southern coast. In it are found full particulars of the ex- penditure :—the cost of materials, and the sources from which they were derived; the wages of artisans and labourers, and the manner in which the money for their monthly pay was procured and brought to them at (Sandgate; the names and remuneration of the officers; and the mention of parts and details of the building no longer existing. The ledger consists of two folio volumes, numbered respectively 1647 and 1651 in the Harleian collection. When the Index to these MSS. was printed in 1808, the twin volumes seem to have been in their original vellum covers, on which their titles in black letter were inscribed. Afterwards, however, the original covers were replaced by flimsy marble-papered "boards " with weak leather backs, and on the fly-leaves were pasted (to the detriment of the lettering which, apparently from the moisture, has been in part rendered illegible) the portion of the vellum inscribed with the titles. Those run thus : On the first volume, " The Forst, the iido, iiido, iiiith, vth, vi"', viith, viii"1, and the ixth lake of the hger of the workas of the Kt/nges Castell at Sandgate in the tyme of Thorns Ooekes and Ryehard Keys Esquyers Qomyshoners there" [etc. -
Dymchurch Martello Tower No 24 KENT
English Heritage Dymchurch Martello Tower No 24 KENT J G LOAD MA, FSA Inspector of Ancient Monuments Between 1793 and 1815 Britain was at War with the French Republic. After his campaigns in Italy, Egypt and Syria, Napoleon Bonaparte began extensive preparations to invade England. To counter the threatened invasion, the English built a chain of 74 Martello gun-towers along the Channel shores of Kent and East Sussex between 1805 and 1812. Of those that survive today, the Martello tower at Dymchurch is perhaps the best preserved. Fully restored and open to the public, it is dominated by an original 24-pounder gun carrying the cipher of King George III. CONTENTS 2 HISTORY 2 The Invasion Coast, 1803 6 Defending the South Coast 7 Origins and purpose of the Martellos 9 Building the Martello Towers, 1805-12 10 Design of the South Coast towers 13 Later History 14 DESCRIPTION 15 Interior of the Tower 17 Gun Platform 18 BIBLIOGRAPHY 18 GLOSSARY of technical terms Copyright © English Heritage 1990 First published 1990 Printed in England for HMSO Dd 6018381 C15 8/90 498 53309 ISBN 1 85074 300 2 1 HISTORY The Invasion Coast 1803 Dymchurch Martello Tower - no 24 in a chain of 74 built along the Channel coasts of Kent and East Sussex between 1805 and 1812 - was constructed to meet a threat of invasion as serious as the later one which faced England after the fall of France in the summer of 1940. The Peace of Amiens, signed in March 1802, had ended nine years of war with Revolutionary France, but Napoleon's territorial ambitions in Europe and elsewhere were to ensure that peace was short-lived. -
English Coast Defences
ENGLISH COAST DEFENCES GEORGE CLINCH PART I ENGLISH COAST DEFENCES PREHISTORIC CAMPS Round the coast of England there are many prehistoric earthworks of great extent and strength. These fall generally under the heads of hill-top fortresses and promontory camps. The works comprised under the former head are so arranged as to take the greatest possible advantage of natural hill-tops, often of large size. On the line where the comparatively level top developed into a more or less precipitous slope a deep ditch was dug, and the earth so removed was in most cases thrown outwards so as to form a rampart which increased the original difficulties of the sloping hill-side. The latter type of earthwork, called promontory camps from their natural conformation, were strengthened by the digging of a deep ditch, so as to cut off the promontory from the main table-land from which it projected, and in some cases the sides of the camp were made more precipitous by artificial scarping. An examination of these types of earthworks leads to the conclusion that they were probably tribal enclosures for the safe-guarding of cattle, etc.; that, strictly speaking, they were not military works at all, and, in any case, had no relation to national defence against enemies coming over-sea. One finds in different parts of the country a prevalent tradition that the Romans occupied the more ancient British hill-top strongholds, and the name “Caesar‟s Camp” is popularly applied to many of them. If such an occupation really took place it was, in all probability, only of a temporary character. -
Tennyson's Poems
Tennyson’s Poems New Textual Parallels R. H. WINNICK To access digital resources including: blog posts videos online appendices and to purchase copies of this book in: hardback paperback ebook editions Go to: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/944 Open Book Publishers is a non-profit independent initiative. We rely on sales and donations to continue publishing high-quality academic works. TENNYSON’S POEMS: NEW TEXTUAL PARALLELS Tennyson’s Poems: New Textual Parallels R. H. Winnick https://www.openbookpublishers.com Copyright © 2019 by R. H. Winnick This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work; to adapt the work and to make commercial use of the work provided that attribution is made to the author (but not in any way which suggests that the author endorses you or your use of the work). Attribution should include the following information: R. H. Winnick, Tennyson’s Poems: New Textual Parallels. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0161 In order to access detailed and updated information on the license, please visit https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/944#copyright Further details about CC BY licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Digital material and resources associated with this volume are available at https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/944#resources Every effort has been made to identify and contact copyright holders and any omission or error will be corrected if notification is made to the publisher. -
Fortress Study Group Library Catalogue
FSG LIBRARY CATALOGUE OCTOBER 2015 TITLE AUTHOR SOURCE PUBLISHER DATE PAGE COUNTRY CLASSIFICATION LENGTH "Gibraltar of the West Indies": Brimstone Hill, St Kitts Smith, VTC Fortress, no 6, 24-36 1990 West Indies J/UK/FORTRESS "Ludendorff" fortified group of the Oder-Warthe-Bogen front Kedryna, A & Jurga, R Fortress, no 17, 46-58 1993 Germany J/UK/FORTRESS "Other" coast artillery posts of southern California: Camp Haan, Berhow, MA CDSG News Volume 4, 1990 2 USA J/USA/CDSG 1 Camp Callan and Camp McQuaide Number 1, February 1990 100 Jahre Gotthard-Festung, 1885-1985 : Geschichte und Ziegler P GBC, Basel 1986 Switzerland B Bedeutung unserer Alpenfestung [100 years of the Gotthard Fortress, 1885-1985 : history and importance of our Alpine Fortress] 100 Jahre Gotthard-Festung, 1885-1985 : Geschichte und Ziegler P 1995 Switzerland B Bedeutung unserer Alpenfestung [100 years of the Gotthard Fortress, 1885-1985 : history and importance of our Alpine Fortress] 10thC castle on the Danube Popa, R Fortress, no 16, 16-24 1993 Bulgaria J/UK/FORTRESS 12-Inch Breech Loading Mortars Smith, BW CDSG Journal Volume 7, 1993 2 USA J/USA/CDSG 1 Issue 3, November 1993 13th Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense) Regiment Gaines, W CDSG Journal Volume 7, 1993 10 USA J/USA/CDSG 1 Issue 2, May 1993 14th Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense) Regiment, An Organizational Gaines, WC CDSG Journal Volume 9, 1995 17 USA J/USA/CDSG 2 History, The Issue 3, August 1995 16-Inch Batteries at San Francisco and The Evolution of The Smith B Coast Defense Journal 2001 68 USA J/USA/CDSG 2 Casemated 16-Inch Battery, The Volume 15, Issue 1, February 2001 180 Mm Coast Artillery Batteries Guarding Vladivostok,1932-1945 Kalinin, VI et al Coast Defense Journal 2002 25 Russia J/USA/CDSG 2 Part 2: Turret Batteries Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2002 180mm Coast Artillery Batteries Guarding Vladivostok, Russia, Kalinin, VI et al Coast Defense Journal 2001 53 Russia J/USA/CDSG 2 1932-1945: Part 1. -
MERSEA YACHT CLUB Founded 1899
Cover Doc 2018.qxp_Layout 1 26/11/2018 18:20 Page 1 mollietteThe annual journal of the WEST MERSEA YACHT CLUB Founded 1899 December 2018 West Mersea Yacht Club, 116 Coast Road, West Mersea, Essex CO5 8PB tel: (01206) 382947 (office) (01206) 384463 (restaurant) fax: (01206) 386261 email: [email protected] website: www.wmyc.org.uk launchman mobile phone: 07752 309435 Designed by: DBA Graphic Design Tel: 07980 195713 email: [email protected] Printed by Printwize Witham Cover Doc 2018.qxp_Layout 1 26/11/2018 18:20 Page 2 Contents Page From the Commodore 1 Golden Fleece brings back the Goblets 2 A load of Goblets! 6 Still in the Baltic with Colette 8 From mud to Med 12 Mersea Life Boat 16 Racing Roundup 18 Cadet Week 22 Mersea Week DVD 26 40 years of Mersea Week 28 How not to do it 31 Dorothy at Rest 32 National 18s race at Mersea (and party!) 34 House Notes 36 Yet more changes 37 I'm Not a Racing Man, But... 38 Atlantic Crossing 40 Club Cruises 44 Amazon Journey 50 Lawn Life 53 Committee Members 2018 54 In Memorium 54 New Members 2018 55 Sailing Honours 2018 56 Front cover: Kismet making a splash in the Med Inside back: A Mersea Week coming together. Pcture by Chrissie Westgate Inside front: Becalmed brig. Picture by Chrissie Westgate Back cover: Salcott scene . Picture by John Davison Molliette edited by: John Davison Cover Doc 2018.qxp_Layout 1 26/11/2018 18:20 Page 1 mollietteThe annual journal of the WEST MERSEA YACHT CLUB Founded 1899 December 2018 West Mersea Yacht Club, 116 Coast Road, West Mersea, Essex CO5 8PB tel: (01206) 382947 -
Identifying Sites Suitable for Marine Habitat Restoration Or Creation (MMO1135)
Identifying sites suitable for marine habitat restoration or creation (MMO1135) MMO1135: Identifying sites suitable for marine habitat restoration or creation February 2019 Report prepared by: ABPmer, with assistance from AER and the RSPB (the latter for the datalayer elements only). Version Author Note 0.1 ABPmer and First draft AER 1.0 C Graham & MMO Comments A Smith - MMO 1.1 ABPmer Final © Marine Management Organisation 2019 You may use and re-use the information featured on this report (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ to view the licence or write to: Information Policy Team The National Archives Kew London TW9 4DU Email: [email protected] Information about this publication and further copies are available from: Marine Management Organisation Lancaster House Hampshire Court Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YH Tel: 0300 123 1032 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gov.uk/mmo Disclaimer This report contributes to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) evidence base which is a resource developed through a large range of research activity and methods carried out by both MMO and external experts. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of MMO nor are they intended to indicate how MMO will act on a given set of facts or signify any preference for one research activity or method over another. MMO is not liable for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained nor is it responsible for any use of the content. -
Castle Buildings, Castle Street, Hull
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT CASTLE BUILDINGS, CASTLE STREET, HULL HERITAGE STATEMENT Woodhall Planning & Conservation, Studio 11 2 King Charles Street Leeds LS1 6LS Tel: 0113 255 4660 Email: [email protected] 2454/2 March 2019 CONTENTS Page No 1.00 Introduction 1 2.00 The Site and its context 4 3.00 Significance 33 APPENDICES A List entry descriptions B Sources and bibliography 1.00 INTRODUCTION 1.01 Woodhall Planning and Conservation has been commissioned by Castle Buildings LLP to prepare a Heritage Statement in connection with the proposed re-development of Grade II listed Castle Buildings and the Earl De Grey Public House, Castle Street, Hull and the erection of a new hotel building and associated external works. 1.02 Castle Buildings was originally listed in 1994 as “Castle Street Chambers” and at this time it also included Nos. 13 & 14 Castle Street. In July 2017, the two listed buildings on the Site (including Nos. 13 & 14) were the subject of an enhanced listing review (see Appendix A). 1.03 This review concluded that due to fire damage Nos. 13 & 14 Castle Street, were no longer considered to be of special interest and were excluded from the listing. An application was subsequently made for the demolition of Nos. 13 & 14 and this was implemented in late 2018. The review also concluded that the north (rear) section and the interior of the Earl de Grey Public House were not of special interest and they were excluded from the listing. 1.04 The purpose of this statement is to satisfy the requirement of paragraph 189 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which indicates that applicants should provide a description of the significance of any heritage assets affected by their proposals (including any contribution made by their setting). -
Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in West Mersea, Essex, 2006-2010
Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in West Mersea, Essex, 2006-2010 Catherine Collins 2 Archaeological Test Pit Excavations in West Mersea, Essex, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Catherine Collins 2019 Access Cambridge Archaeology Department of Archaeology University of Cambridge Pembroke Street Cambridge CB2 3QG 01223 761519 [email protected] www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk (Front cover image – the team at WME/10, test pit 7 – copyright ACA) 3 4 Contents 1 SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 11 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 ACCESS CAMBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGY (ACA) .................................................................................... 12 2.2 THE HIGHER EDUCATION FIELD ACADEMY (HEFA) ......................................................................... 12 2.3 TEST-PIT EXCAVATION AND RURAL SETTLEMENT STUDIES .............................................................. 13 3 AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND DESIRED OUTCOMES ......................................................................... 14 3.1 AIMS .................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................................... -
The Colchester Archaeologist 1993-4
Colchester Castle 1 understanding Britain's largest Norman keep Bringing the past to life 8 a reconstruction painting of one of the largest houses in Roman Colchester Gosbecks Archaeological Park 10 plans for a new interpretation centre and country park Prospecting at Gosbecks 14 a probing survey of a Roman temple Around Essex 16 news from around the county The Friends of the Colchester Archaeological Trust 18 recent and forthcoming activities and events Archaeology for young people 19 buildings with uniforms Following in the steps of Celtic warriors 20 a scheme to protect Colchester's famous earthworks In brief 21 notes and news THE FRIENDS OF THE COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST Cover: Colchester Castle. Photograph by Alison Colchester. If you would like future issues of posted to you The Colchester Archaeologist, The Colchester Archaeologist Issue Number 7 (1993-4) direct, then why not consider joining the Friends of the Colchester Archaeological Trust? Published by the Colchester Archaeological Trus! Ltd, The Friends of the Colchester Archaeological Trust exists to keep interested 12 Lexden Road, Colchester CQ3 3NF members of the public in touch with the archaeological work in the historic town of Colchester. Members receive The Colchester Archaeologist, attend Produced by an annual lecture about the previous year's work, are given conducted tours of Philip Crummy current sites, and can take part in a programme of visits to archaeological sites and monuments in the area. Publication of The Colchester Archaeologist is Printed by Witley Press Ltd, helped by funds provided by the Friends. Hunstanton. Norfolk The annual subscription rates are as follows: Adults and Institutions £3.00, © 1994 Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd Family membership £4.00, Children and Students £2.00. -
Kingston Upon Hull City Council Historic Environment Strategy 2010
Kingston upon Hull City Council Historic Environment Strategy 2010 – 2015 1 Part One Strategy The Purpose of this document is to set out a comprehensive and integrated Historic Environment Strategy for the City of Kingston upon Hull. The Strategy is primarily concerned with the planning, development, regeneration and management issues affecting the historic environment within the City of Kingston upon Hull. The scope of the strategy does not include heritage assets in their broader sense – assets such as museums, galleries, archives and collections, or local traditions and festivals, which are also important aspects of the City’s heritage. However, the future aspiration has to be to bring all aspects of the City’s heritage, under a single holistic all- encompassing strategy, so that a greater understanding of the historic asset can be formed. The Council has in the past been extremely successful in securing substantial levels of external funding for heritage-led regeneration activities and has supported these projects through its own capital programme. These projects have been managed and delivered by the City Council and its Partner organisations. Changing national policy, limited resources and funding opportunities dictate that in the future clear priorities must be established both in terms of developing the Council’s own heritage projects as well as providing support for projects led by others. It is therefore necessary for the Conservation strategy to provide a clear framework for investment in the City’s built heritage over the next few years. As future applications are made for external funding, a clear strategy will send an important message to funding bodies that the Council has a clear vision, established priorities and a framework for implementation in place. -
Thomas Twisden Hodges, [Formerly] of Sandgate, Kent, Gentleman & Mp
THOMAS TWISDEN HODGES, [FORMERLY] OF SANDGATE, KENT, GENTLEMAN & M.P., AND HIS TIME IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA FROM 1853 TO 1856 – PART 1. INTRODUCTION It has been considered that it is necessary to write this history in two parts. The first part will consist of the background to Thomas Twisden Hodges and his place in English society, in historical and social terms – together with some references to his departure for Australia and some of the events in Australia while he was a resident here. The second part will relate to John D’Ewes; his book on his time in Australia; and to D’Ewes’ place in Australian history. Not that we are particularly proud of his performance of his duties as a Police Magistrate at Ballarat – but there is nothing that we (as Australians) can do about all of that. Maybe we may gain satisfaction from the fact that D’Ewes performed as badly in Canada as he did in Australia. On the other hand it should be made clear that he was never an Australian in any way whatsoever. The preparation of this article has been far too long in its production. Alan Taylor (Chairman of the Folkestone & District Local History Society) has been very patient as this project was first got off the ground in 2003. Back then Alan Taylor had agreed to put the article on the Society’s website. Much research was done in the succeeding 5 years, but family matters distracted me sufficiently for my purpose to loose incentive – and my age does play a factor here! It is necessary, at this point, to express my appreciation – in addition to acknowledging Alan Taylor’s patience - for a number of other people who have assisted in the production of this article.