Gravesend Blockhouse
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title:
Gravesend Blockhouse
text:
Gravesend Blockhouse was an artillery fortification constructed as part of Henry VIII's Device plan of 1539, in response to fears of an imminent invasion of England by European countries. It was built at Gravesend in Kent at a strategic point along the River Thames and was operational by 1540. A two-storey, D-shaped building built from brick and stone, it had a circular bastion overlooking the river and gun platforms extending out to the east and west. It functioned in conjunction with Tilbury
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Gravesend in Kent at a strategic point along the River Thames
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesend_Blockhouse
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date modified:
2023-11-18T00:08:11Z
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