Grain Tower
E718847
Grain Tower is a historic coastal defensive fortification located off the shore of Kent, England, originally built in the 19th century to protect the Thames and Medway estuaries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ sea fort ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
boat at high tide
ⓘ
causeway at low tide ⓘ |
| architecturalType | Martello-style fort ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defence of Medway Estuary
ⓘ
defence of Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| condition | derelict ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1855 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1848 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedToMount | heavy artillery ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gun emplacements
ⓘ
observation positions ⓘ searchlight positions ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| laterModification | World War II gun platform added ⓘ |
| listedSince | 1987 ⓘ |
| listingAuthority | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Grain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Medway Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
River Medway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
Sheerness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffShoreOf | Isle of Grain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Grain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation over multiple wars
ⓘ
isolated sea position ⓘ |
| offeredForSale |
2014
ⓘ
2017 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private owner ⓘ |
| partOf | Thames defences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | coastal defence ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | disused fortification ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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