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Folkestone West End Heritage Folkestone, Edwardian period, The Leas. A Martello Tower (No 3) stands on the cliff above Copt Point. Built in 1806 as a defence against Napoleon, it has also been a Coast Guard lookout, a family home, a golf clubhouse and a Second World War Naval mine control post. It now houses a visitor centre. [23]
In 1095 the lord of the manor was Nigel de Muneville: he built a new church in the town to replace that which was destroyed by Earl Godwin and established Folkestone Priory for Benedictine Monks close to the nunnery site. In 1138 a new church and priory were again built, this time by William D'Averanches and dedicated to St. Mary and St. Eanswythe.
In 1884, the South East Main Line railway was built from Ashford to Folkestone and then onwards to Dover, through the Warren. Folkestone Warren Halt railway station was opened in 1886, and a bridge was built over the Main Line leading to a gate on to The Warren from which the public could picnic and enjoy the dramatic scenery in the area. Also ...
Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent (grid reference. The Norman castle on a natural mound which ...
Folkestone and Hythe is a local government district in Kent, England. It lies in the south-east of the county, on the coast of the English Channel . The district was formed in 1974 and was originally named Shepway after one of the ancient lathes of Kent, which had covered a similar area.
c. ii), was passed to build a pier and harbour, which was built by Thomas Telford in 1809. [5] In 1810, the new harbour of local sandstone was complete. [4] By 1820, a harbour area of 14 acres (5.7 hectares) had been enclosed. Folkestone's trade and population grew slightly but development was still hampered by sand and silt from the Pent Stream.
Paul Walker died as a passenger in a single-car collision. The actor was riding in his friend Roger Rodas’ red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT. The pair originally met at a California Race Club, ...
St Paul's Church lies next to the Saga building, which is built on the site of Embrook House. Sandgate was an urban district from 1894 to 1934 (having previously been part of Cheriton parish). It was added to Folkestone in 1934. In 2004, the village re-acquired civil parish status.