New Tavern Fort
New Tavern Fort is an historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent. Dating mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries, it is an unusually well-preserved example of an 18th-century fortification and remained in use for defensive purposes until the Second World War.Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milton Chantry and Clock Tower.
Milton Chantry
Museum
Photo: Agw19666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milton Chantry is a former chantry chapel in Gravesend, Kent England. It houses the Chantry Heritage Centre, displaying a range of exhibits relating to Gravesend, Northfleet, and the nearby villages.
Clock Tower
Historic building
Photo: Pireotis, Public domain.
Clock Tower is a historic building, which is situated 1,100 feet southwest of New Tavern Fort.
General Gordon Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Agw19666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
General Gordon Memorial is situated 500 feet southeast of New Tavern Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gravesend and Chalk.
Gravesend
Photo: Lexicon10uk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gravesend is in the county of Kent in the South East region of England. Gravesend is a historic town on the river Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Since the late 14th century passengers have been transported to and from London by water on a "Tilt Boat".
Chalk
Village
Chalk is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England.
Tilbury
Town
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilbury is a port town on the north bank of the Thames in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. The town was established as separate settlement near East and West Tilbury and Tilbury Fort in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of the parish of Chadwell St Mary.
New Tavern Fort
- Type: Castle
- Description: historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK
- Categories: military museum, fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44326° or 51° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
0.37707° or 0° 22′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9F32C9VG+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1075838226OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q7012049
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In Other Languages
“New Tavern Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيو تافيرن فورت”
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