St Leonard's Tower, West Malling
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title:
St Leonard's Tower, West Malling
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St Leonard's Tower is a probable Norman keep in West Malling, in the county of Kent, England. The tower was probably built by Gundulf, the Bishop of Rochester, between 1077 and 1108. It was a three-storey building, constructed of local stone, and would have stood at least 22 metres (72 ft) high. At a later point, probably during the English Civil War, the tower was deliberately damaged to prevent it being used for military purposes, and its uppermost storey was demolished. Concerns grew about t
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Grade I listed architectural structure in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leonard%27s_Tower,_West_Malling
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2023-12-16T05:57:25Z
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