Caponnier North Centre Bastion Dover UK (1)

John Latter, on April 2, 2007, said:

(Also see: Satellite view of the North Center Bastion annotated with tunnel system locations, surface features, drawbridges, etc.)

An internal view of half of the North Center Bastion's Caponnier showing the 2nd level slate 'balcony'. The other half is on the far side of the arched center column (left). All entrances are blocked.

As in most internal views, illumination is almost entirely due to the camera's flash.

(Alt: North Centre Bastion)

John Latter, on April 23, 2007, said:

This photo shows the interior of this half of the Caponnier from the ground floor.

Standard Info:

See the Satellite view of the North Center Bastion annotated with tunnel system locations, surface features, drawbridges, etc.

The North Center Bastion is only part of Dover's extensive Napoleonic defenses - click on Western Heights and then check the tag list for all the locations covered (eg Drop Redoubt, Grand Shaft, North Entrance - more will be added as time goes on).

Also see St Martin's Battery

John Latter, on October 9, 2007, said:

English Heritage Pastscape has the following entry for the North Centre Bastion:

NMR Number: TR 34 SW 514

URL: North Centre Bastion

North Centre Bastion was begun in 1804 during the Napoleonic Wars, as part of the Western Heights fortress in Dover. It remained unfinished at the end of the war in 1815 but was completed to a revised design between 1859 and 1867; this resulted in two linked bastions known as North Centre Bastion and Detached Bastion.

John Latter, on December 27, 2007, said:

Click to see photos of the Drop Redoubt's Caponier Number 3 Upper Level and Lower Level.