Historic Buildings in Kent

An unassuming house dating to the 13th century, once owned by the Knights Templar. When it was built the manor stood in farmland. The farmland has long gone, swallowed up by the expanding urban swell of Rochester, but the house retains a large garden with tall trees to keep the modern world at bay.
Knight Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, England, ME2 2AH

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval wall paintings in the hall

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The historic springs at Tunbridge Wells owe much to a self-indulgent young nobleman. In 1606 Dudley, Lord North was visiting friends at the Abergavenny Estate in Eridge. He was headed back to London after a night of heavy drinking, feeling a little the worse for wear, when he noticed reddish water seeping from the ground.
The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, TN2 5TN

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At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, the threat of French invasion on the south coast of England was very real. The government put into place a comprehensive set of coastal defences to counter that threat. One of the most ambitious of these was the development of the Western Heights above Dover which together make up the largest set of Napoleonic defences in Britain.
Dover, Kent, England

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Heritage Highlight: The Grand Shaft boasts the only known example of a triple spiral staircase in England.

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Willesborough Windmill is a 'smock' mill built in 1869, beside a small miller's house. The mill used patent shutters instead of sails to turn four millstones, with auxiliary power provided by a steam engine, later an oil engine, and finally by electricity. Visitors can grind their own flour to take away, and children receive a Miller's Certificate.
Mill Lane, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England, TN24 0QG

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The Zoar Chapel is a former 1845 Baptist chapel created from a bastion tower in Canterbury's historic city walls. It was once used as a cistern to supply Canterbury's drinking water and the chapel foundations date to the 12th century. Zoar Chapel is now a non-religious wedding venue and only the exterior can be viewed.
Burgate Lane, Canterbury, Kent, England, CT1 2HH

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century foundations

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