PART V

MISCELLANEOUS DEFENCES

THE NAVY 195

THE CINQUE PORTS 196

DEFENSIVE CHAINS, ETC. 204

THE COASTGUARD 212

INDEX 219

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG. PAGE

DOVER CASTLE. Buck's engraving _Frontispiece_

1. GARIANNONUM (BURGH CASTLE). Plan 22

2. GARIANNONUM (BURGH CASTLE). Plan published in 1776 23

3. WEST MERSEA. Plan of Roman building 27

4. REGULBIUM (RECULVER). Plan 29

5. REGULBIUM (RECULVER). Roman masonry 31

6. RECULVER. The ruins of the church 33

7. RUTUPIAE (RICHBOROUGH). Plan 36

8. RECULVER. From a print published in 1781 39

9. RICHBOROUGH. Roman masonry of north wall 43

10. DOVER, ROMAN PHAROS. Elevation of north side 47

11. DOVER, ROMAN PHAROS. Section 51

12. LYMNE. Roman walls 54

13. LYMNE. Plan 55

14. PEVENSEY. Bastion 59

15. PORCHESTER. Plan 63

16. PORCHESTER. Water-gate 65

17. PORCHESTER. Exterior of west wall 67

18. SHOEBURY. Plan of Danish camp 83

19. YARMOUTH. North Gate, 1807 104

20. YARMOUTH. South Gate, 1807 105

21. IPSWICH. St. Matthew's Gate, 1785 107

22. ORFORD CASTLE, SUFFOLK, 1810 109

23. COWLING CASTLE, KENT, 1784 114

24. QUEENBOROUGH CASTLE, KENT. Plan 118

25. QUEENBOROUGH CASTLE, KENT. View in 1784 119

26. CANTERBURY CASTLE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 121

27. SANDWICH, KENT. Fisher Gate 123

28. SANDWICH, KENT. Barbican 126

29. DOVER. Bird's-eye view of town and harbour, _temp._ Queen Elizabeth 131

30. SALTWOOD CASTLE, KENT. The Gate House 135

31. PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, _temp._ KING HENRY VIII 143

32. SOUTHSEA CASTLE, _temp._ KING HENRY VIII 147

33. SOUTHAMPTON. Plan 150

34. DEAL CASTLE, KENT 163

35. TILBURY FORT IN THE YEAR 1588 166

36. TILBURY FORT IN THE YEAR 1808 167

37. GENERAL PLAN OF HENRY VIII'S BLOCKHOUSES ON KENT AND SUSSEX COASTS 170

38. SANDOWN CASTLE. Plan 171

39. DEAL CASTLE. Plan 172

40. WALMER CASTLE. Plan 173

41. WALMER CASTLE FROM THE NORTH 175

42. SANDGATE CASTLE. Plan 177

43. CAMBER CASTLE. Plan 178

44. UPNOR CASTLE, KENT 180

45. HURST CASTLE, HANTS 183