Saltwood Castle

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Saltwood Castle is a castle in Saltwood village, one mile (2 km) north of Hythe, Kent, England. Of 11th century origin, the castle was expanded in the 13th and 14th centuries. After the Norman Conquest, the castle was appropriated by the Archbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc and remained the property of the archbishops, with some interruptions, until 1540, when Thomas Cranmer was compelled to cede it to Henry VIII. The castle is reputed to have been the meeting place of the four knights who carried out the assassination of Thomas Becket in 1170. By the 19th century, it was "largely ruinous" and restorations to make portions of the castle habitable were carried out in the 1880s and 1930s. In the late 19th century, the castle was bought by an ancestor of Bill Deedes, the journalist and politician, who grew up there. In the 20th century, it was sold to Sir Martin Conway who commissioned Philip Tilden to undertake a restoration. In 1953, the castle was bought by the art historian Kenneth Clark (1903–1983), and then became the home of his son, the politician and diarist, Alan Clark (1928–1999). It remains the private home of his widow, Jane Clark. The castle is a Grade I listed building.

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Saltwood Castle (uninhabited portions)
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    1216 siege of Dover Castle during First Baron's War
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    1217 battle in the Straits of Dover
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    1350 naval battle during the Hundred Years' War
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    naval engagement that took place on the 3–4 October 1602 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 and part of the Dutch Revolt
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    1652 first Anglo-Dutch War naval battle
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    1695 naval battle
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    1917 naval battle of the First World War
  • Action of 15 February 1918
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    naval engagement during World War II
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    architectural structure in Dover, Dover, England, UK
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    examination battery in Dover, Kent, UK
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    WWII artillery battery in Dover, UK
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    bunker in Dover, UK  
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    artillery battery SW of Dover, UK
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    artillery battery SW of Dover, UK
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    8-inch WWII gun battery between Dover and Folkestone, Kent
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    chalk quarry in Dover, Kent
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    Grade I listed castle in Chilham, Kent, England, UK
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    castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK  
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    grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom  
  • Dover Castle
    medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  
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    castle in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom  
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    16th-century English fort  
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    16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK  
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    Grade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
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    former artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, England, UK
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    castle in Kent, England, UK  
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    fortification in Kent, England, UK
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    fort in Lydd, Folkestone and Hythe, England, UK
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    British Napoleonic earthwork fort in Cheriton, Kent, England, UK
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    fort in Dover, Kent, England, UK
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    fortification complex in Kent, UK  
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    fort in Guston, Dover, England, UK  
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    Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK  
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    museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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    aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent  
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    1905 B-class submarine
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    1930 B-class destroyer
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    1911 Type U 5 submarine
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    1875 Preussen-class ironclad
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    1914 A-class submarine
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    1892 Alarm-class torpedo gunboat
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    1903 River-class destroyer
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    1907 Tribal-class destroyer
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    1914 Gorgon-class monitor
  • HMS Codrington
    1929 A-class destroyer
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    part of Dover Castle
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    earthworks, possibly site of castle in Kenardington, Kent, England, UK
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    destroyed martello tower
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    destroyed martello tower
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    martello tower converted into a home
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    Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK
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    destroyed martello tower
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    destroyed martello tower
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    destroyed martello tower
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    Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
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    destroyed martello tower
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    destroyed martello tower
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    destroyed martello tower
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    Martello Tower converted to house
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    Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK
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    destroyed martello tower
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    destroyed martello tower
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    Martello Tower in Icklesham, East Sussex, England, UK
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    destroyed martello tower
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    Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Rye, East Sussex, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
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    Martello Tower converted to house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
  • Martello Tower No. 15
    Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK
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SaltwoodCastleSaltwoodCastle
British castles 1825 (67843612)British castles 1825 (67843612)
Postcard “Saltwood Castle Nr. Hythe”, by A. R. QuintonPostcard “Saltwood Castle Nr. Hythe”, by A. R. Quinton
Diagram showing reconstruction of Saltwood CastleDiagram showing reconstruction of Saltwood Castle
Barbican gate Saltwood CastleBarbican gate Saltwood Castle
Keep Saltwood CastleKeep Saltwood Castle
Thorpes tower and pool Saltwood CastleThorpes tower and pool Saltwood Castle
Barbican gate Saltwood CastleBarbican gate Saltwood Castle
Well and Knights Hall Saltwood CastleWell and Knights Hall Saltwood Castle
Saltwood Castle, HytheSaltwood Castle, Hythe
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
arearegion450Kingdom of KentWikidata
eventarmed conflict55Caesar's invasions of Britainbattle, Celtic Britons, Ancient RomeWikidata
eventarmed conflict60Battle of Watling Streetbattle, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Ancient Rome, TrinovantesWikidata
eventarmed conflict851Battle of Sandwich (851)Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1011Siege of CanterburyVikings, Anglo-Saxons, siegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1216Siege of Dover CastlesiegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1217Battle of Dovernaval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1350Battle of WinchelseaKingdom of England, naval battle, Crown of CastileWikidata
eventarmed conflict1602Battle of the Narrow SeasSpain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1652Battle of DungenessDutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1695Action of 10 August 1695Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Second Battle of Dover StraitGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Action of 15 February 1918naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1942Action of 13 May 1942naval battleWikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftSM U-11U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraftSM UB-38Type UB II submarine, U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraftSM UB-55U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
objectwatercraftSM UB-56Type UB III submarine, U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraftSM UB-58Type UB III submarine, U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraftU-16Type IIB submarine, U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraft1916SM UB-33Type UB II submarine, U-boatWikidata
siteartillery batteryAdmiralty Pier Turretbattery tower, artillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1898Langdon Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1940Wanstone Batteryartillery battery, British ArmyWikidata
siteartillery battery1941Fan Bay Deep Shelterbunker, artillery battery, National TrustWikidata
siteartillery battery1941Hougham Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1941Lydden Spout Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1942Capel Batteryartillery battery, military museumWikidata
sitebunkerWinchelsea Cavesunderground limestone mine, air-raid shelterWikidata
sitecastleChilham Castlecurtain wall, keep, castleWikidata
sitecastle1100Saltwood CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1135Canterbury CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1179Dover Castlehistory museum, fort, archaeological site, English Heritage, bunker, castleWikidata
sitecastle1249Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)local museum, castle, towerWikidata
sitecastle1539Camber Castlefort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastle1539Deal Castlemilitary museum, fort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastle1539Sandgate Castlefort, castleWikidata
sitecastle1539Sandown Castlefort, ruins, castleWikidata
sitecastle1539Walmer Castlehistory museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitefortDymchurch RedoubtredoubtWikidata
sitefortLade FortfortWikidata
sitefortShorncliffe RedoubtredoubtWikidata
sitefort1370Archcliffe Forthistorical military facility, fortWikidata
sitefort1779Dover Western Heightsfort, English HeritageWikidata
sitefort1861Fort BurgoyneThe Land Trust, fortWikidata
sitemuseum1805Dymchurch Martello Towermilitary museum, English Heritage, Martello towerWikidata
sitemuseum1906West Gate Towers Museummilitary museum, gardenWikidata
sitemuseum1971Kent Battle of Britain Museummilitary museumWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS B2B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Brazenshipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
siteshipwreckSM U-8shipwreck, Type U 5 submarine, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckSMS Grosser Kurfürstironclad warship, Preussen-class ironclad, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckUnterseeboot UAshipwreck, submarine, A-class submarineWikidata
siteshipwreck1892HMS NigerAlarm-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreck1903HMS Blackwatershipwreck, River-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
siteshipwreck1907HMS GhurkaTribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
siteshipwreck1914HMS Glattonshipwreck, monitor, Gorgon-class monitor, Bjørgvin-class coastal defence shipWikidata
siteshipwreck1930HMS Codringtonflotilla leader, shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
sitetowerColton's Gategate towerWikidata
sitetowerKenardingtonshell keep, earthworksWikidata
sitetowerShell Keep, Newingtonshell keepWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 1Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 10Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 11Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 12Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 13Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 14Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 16Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 17Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 18Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 19Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 2Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 20Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 21Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 22Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 23Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 25Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 26Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 27Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 28Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 29Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 3Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 30Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 4Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 5Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 6Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 7Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 8Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1805Martello Tower No. 9Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1806Martello Tower No. 15Martello towerWikidata
commonsimageSaltwoodCastle Commons
commonsimageBritish castles 1825 (67843612) Commons
commonsimagePostcard “Saltwood Castle Nr. Hythe”, by A. R. Quinton Commons
commonsimageDiagram showing reconstruction of Saltwood Castle Commons
commonsimageBarbican gate Saltwood Castle Commons
commonsimageKeep Saltwood Castle Commons
commonsimageThorpes tower and pool Saltwood Castle Commons
commonsimageBarbican gate Saltwood Castle Commons
commonsimageWell and Knights Hall Saltwood Castle Commons
commonsimageSaltwood Castle, Hythe Commons