Dover

Properties and events in Dover

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Wanstone Rediscovered

Wanstone Battery, Reach Road, St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6HY
In person
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Wanstone Battery is a time capsule from the darkest days of the Second World War. Now the subject of an exciting community archaeological project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, visit an area not usually open to the public.

Walmer Court Medieval Manor House

Medieval Manor House, Church Street, Walmer, Kent, CT14 7RP
In person
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Discover the substantial and well maintained remains of this 12th century medieval moated manor house, which is not normally open to the public.

Royal Marines Heritage Walk

Captain's Garden, opposite Deal Castle, Victoria Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7BA
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A guided walk marking the long association of the Royal Marines with the area and the establishment of a heritage trail devoted to that history.

Catholic Church of St. John the Evangelist

149 St. Richards Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9LD
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This unusual design in a free version of the Romanesque style has a west front of unusual design which recalls some entertainment buildings of its period.

Stories in Stained Glass

St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Road, Walmer, Kent, CT14 7QA
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A talk about the local stained glass of national significance at St Mary’s Church, Walmer, exploring the saints, stories and symbols in the beautiful stained glass windows.

Deal Timeball Tower

Timeball Tower, Victoria Parade, Deal, Kent, CT14 7BP
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Discover an iconic Grade II listed building on the seafront, which is a reminder of the importance of the town to the navy in Georgian times.

St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church, Deal

Blenheim Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7DB
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The church in late Norman style by F A Walters was officially opened on the Feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury in December 1885.

Chapel of the Sacred Heart

318 Dover Road, Walmer, Kent, CT14 7NX
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The only remaining part of the Convent of the Visitation, this Grade II listed chapel was designed in 1881 in Gothic style by Peter Paul Pugin and Cuthbert Pugin, but not completed until 1890.