Canons Gateway, Dover Castle, Kent, UK

John Latter, on May 23, 2007, said:

A view of Canon's Gateway at dusk on May 23rd, 2007. This entrance to Dover Castle is one of two currently in use (the other being Constable's Tower) .

From Castle Explorer's page on Dover Castle:

"At the end of the eighteenth century, during the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, Colonel William Twiss continued the modernisation of [Dover] castle. Twiss completed the remodelling of the outer defences adding the huge Horseshoe, Hudson's, East Arrow and East Demi-Bastions to provide extra gun positions on the eastern side, and constructing Constable's Bastion for additional protection on the west. Twiss further strengthened the Spur at the northern end of the castle, adding a redan or raised gun platform. By taking the roof of the keep and replacing it with massive brick vaults he was able to mount heavy artillery on the top. To help troop movements between castle and town defences, Twiss constructed Canon's Gateway. He filled every available space within the castle with barracks and storerooms, and even constructed underground cliff barracks."

Colonel Twiss (of the Royal Engineers) also argued for the construction of the Grand Shaft spiral triple-staircase as part of Dover's Napoleonic defenses on the Western Heights. Also see Shorncliffe Redoubt.

Dover Castle appears in "Dover in World War Two: 1942", a ten minute British Ministry of Information film, released by the US Office of War Information, and narrated by the American journalist, Edward R. Murrow.

A low resolution version (relatively speaking) is available here.

John Latter, on May 24, 2007, said:

24th May, 2007: Just uploaded a photo of Dover Castle's Keep, taken on the same day.

John Latter, on May 27, 2007, said:

Click to see a fourth photo from this set, also of the Keep.

Paul13, on April 30, 2009, said:

Excelent capture--Beautiful photo...Thank you.~~!

John Latter, on October 15, said:

Paul13, on April 30, 2009, said:

Excelent capture--Beautiful photo...Thank you.~~!

Thanks, Paul! Greetings from Dover, England :)

John Latter / Jorolat

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