Lydden Spout Battery
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Lydden Spout Battery is a World War II coastal defence battery built in 1941 west of Dover. Originally armed with three 6-inch Mark VII naval guns on Mark V mountings, later upgraded to Mark XXIV guns on the same mountings. Fan Bay Battery to the east of Dover is built to the same plan.
1941
Wikidata
United Kingdom, United Kingdom,
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- Underground Kent page@ Lydden Bunkers
- The TimeChamber page@
- Subterranean History page@
- Subterranea Britannica page@
- Underground Kent page@ Lydden Spout Plotting Room
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military campaigns in 55 and 54 BCE -
File:Watling Street route.jpg Battle of Watling Street ⓘ
battle that took place in Roman-occupied Britain in AD 60 or 61 -

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viking raid in September 1011 -

Siege of Dover Castle ⓘ
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File:Battle of Goodwin Sands.jpg Battle of Goodwin Sands ⓘ
1652 military battle -

Admiralty Pier Turret ⓘ
architectural structure in Dover, Dover, England, UK -

Langdon Battery ⓘ
examination battery in Dover, Kent, UK -

Wanstone Battery ⓘ
WWII artillery battery in Dover, UK -
File:Fan Bay Deep Shelter (inside).jpg Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
bunker in Dover, UK

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File:World War II Bunker on Round Down - geograph.org.uk - 2290526.jpg Hougham Battery ⓘ
artillery battery SW of Dover, UK -
File:Footpath towards A20 - geograph.org.uk - 2290828.jpg Lydden Spout Battery ⓘ
artillery battery SW of Dover, UK -

Capel Battery ⓘ
8-inch WWII gun battery between Dover and Folkestone, Kent -

Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
chalk quarry in Dover, Kent -

Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK

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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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File:Canterbury Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2908385.jpg Canterbury Castle ⓘ
grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom

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File:1 dover castle aerial panorama 2017.jpg Dover Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK

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File:Deal Castle Front.jpg Deal Castle ⓘ
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 -
File:The site of Sandown Castle - geograph.org.uk - 585517.jpg Sandown Castle ⓘ
former artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, England, UK -
File:Walmer Castle aerial view.jpg Walmer Castle ⓘ
castle in Kent, England, UK

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File:Dymchurch Redoubt.jpg Dymchurch Redoubt ⓘ
fortification in Kent, England, UK -
File:Entrance to Fort Lade - geograph.org.uk - 445636.jpg Lade Fort ⓘ
fort in Lydd, Folkestone and Hythe, England, UK -
File:Map of Shorncliffe Camp 1801.jpg Shorncliffe Redoubt ⓘ
British Napoleonic earthwork fort in Cheriton, Kent, England, UK -
File:Archcliffe Fort, Dover (geograph 4607184).jpg Archcliffe Fort ⓘ
fort in Dover, Kent, England, UK -
File:Drop Redoubt - geograph.org.uk - 170889.jpg Dover Western Heights ⓘ
fortification complex in Kent, UK

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Fort Burgoyne ⓘ
fort in Guston, Dover, England, UK

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File:RAF Manston History Museum - geograph.org.uk - 2118128.jpg RAF Manston History Museum ⓘ
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File:Martello 24 - geograph.org.uk - 412645.jpg Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK

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West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent

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Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum ⓘ
military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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HMS B2 ⓘ
1905 B-class submarine -

HMS Brazen ⓘ
1930 B-class destroyer -

SM U-8 ⓘ
1911 Type U 5 submarine -

SMS Grosser Kurfürst ⓘ
1875 Preussen-class ironclad -

U-12 ⓘ
1935 Type IIB submarine -

Unterseeboot UA ⓘ
1914 A-class submarine -

HMS Mary ⓘ
1650 Speaker-class frigate -

HMS Restoration ⓘ
1678 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Northumberland ⓘ
1679 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Stirling Castle ⓘ
1679 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Niger ⓘ
1892 Alarm-class torpedo gunboat -

HMS Blackwater ⓘ
1903 River-class destroyer -
File:HMS Glatton.jpg HMS Glatton ⓘ
1914 Gorgon-class monitor -
File:HMS Codrington.jpg HMS Codrington ⓘ
1929 A-class destroyer -
File:Dover Castle (EH) 20-04-2012 (7216931182).jpg Colton's Gate ⓘ
part of Dover Castle -

Shell Keep, Newington ⓘ
possible site of a shell keep in Newington, near Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -
File:Folkestone, Martello Tower No. 1 - geograph.org.uk - 2701068.jpg Martello Tower No. 1 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 10 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 11 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 12 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
File:Martello Tower number 13, Hythe - geograph.org.uk - 1957001.jpg Martello Tower No. 13 ⓘ
martello tower converted into a home -
File:The beach at Hythe with Martello Towers 14 and 15.jpg Martello Tower No. 14 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 16 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 17 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 18 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
File:Martello Tower 19.jpg Martello Tower No. 19 ⓘ
ruined Martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 2 ⓘ
Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 20 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 21 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 22 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
File:Martello Tower 23, Dymchurch - geograph.org.uk - 1413825.jpg Martello Tower No. 23 ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to house -
File:Martello Tower ^25 Dymchurch - geograph.org.uk - 3094799.jpg Martello Tower No. 25 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 26 ⓘ
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destroyed martello tower -
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Martello Tower No. 4 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 5 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 6 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
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Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
File:Shorncliffe, Martello Tower No. 8 - geograph.org.uk - 2572623.jpg Martello Tower No. 8 ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
File:Martello Tower number 9, Folkestone - geograph.org.uk - 1957008.jpg Martello Tower No. 9 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 15 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 450 | Kingdom of Kent | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 55 | Caesar's invasions of Britain | battle, Celtic Britons, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 60 | Battle of Watling Street | battle, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Ancient Rome, Trinovantes | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 466 | Battle of Wippedesfleot | Anglo-Saxons, battle, Celtic Britons | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 851 | Battle of Sandwich (851) | Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1011 | Siege of Canterbury | Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1216 | Siege of Dover Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Dover | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Sandwich (1217) | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1460 | Battle of Sandwich (1460) | House of Lancaster, House of York, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of the Narrow Seas | Spain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Battle of the Downs | Dutch Republic, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Goodwin Sands | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Dungeness | Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1695 | Action of 10 August 1695 | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Action of 15 February 1918 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Action of 13 May 1942 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Underground Kent page@ | Lydden Bunkers | Wikidata | |
| link | page | The TimeChamber page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Subterranean History page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Underground Kent page@ | Lydden Spout Plotting Room | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-11 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-48 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-103 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-38 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-55 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-56 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-58 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-26 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-16 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1916 | SM UB-33 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Admiralty Pier Turret | battery tower, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1898 | Langdon Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Wanstone Battery | artillery battery, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Fan Bay Deep Shelter | bunker, artillery battery, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Hougham Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Lydden Spout Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1942 | Capel Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Winchelsea Caves | underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1863 | Ramsgate Tunnels | railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Chilham Castle | curtain wall, keep, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1179 | Dover Castle | history museum, fort, archaeological site, English Heritage, bunker, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandgate Castle | fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandown Castle | fort, ruins, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | history museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Dymchurch Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Lade Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Shorncliffe Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1370 | Archcliffe Fort | historical military facility, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1779 | Dover Western Heights | fort, English Heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Burgoyne | The Land Trust, fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | RAF Manston History Museum | military museum, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1805 | Dymchurch Martello Tower | military museum, English Heritage, Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | military museum, garden | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1981 | Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum | independent museum, military museum, museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS B2 | B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Brazen | shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM U-8 | shipwreck, Type U 5 submarine, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SMS Grosser Kurfürst | ironclad warship, Preussen-class ironclad, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | U-12 | shipwreck, U-boat, Type IIB submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | Unterseeboot UA | shipwreck, submarine, A-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1650 | HMS Mary | third-rate, shipwreck, Speaker-class frigate | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1678 | HMS Restoration | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Northumberland | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Stirling Castle | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1892 | HMS Niger | Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1903 | HMS Blackwater | shipwreck, River-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1914 | HMS Glatton | shipwreck, monitor, Gorgon-class monitor, Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1930 | HMS Codrington | flotilla leader, shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Colton's Gate | gate tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Shell Keep, Newington | shell keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 1 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 10 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 11 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 12 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 13 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 14 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 16 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 17 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 18 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 19 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 2 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 20 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 21 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 22 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 23 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 25 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 26 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 27 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 3 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 4 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 5 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 6 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 7 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 8 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 9 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1806 | Martello Tower No. 15 | Martello tower | Wikidata |