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SOUTH FRONT CASEMATES, DOVER
During a new fear of invasion from Napoleon III two new dry moats where added to the existing citadel defences. The northern and the southern moat both had their own casemates built. Between these there was also a defensive caponier built, but sadly this was filled in during the 1960's by the Dover Corporation and they gradually destroyed many parts of the Western Heights.
The southern casemates are a lot larger than the northern casemates, with eight separate rooms whereas the northern casemates only had six.
Location: Dover
Condition: Very Poor
Date Of Visit: 16/03/03
Plan: No
Fortifications In This Area:
The Citadel, The Well House, Western Outworks, Outer Bastion, North Flank Casemates, Archcliffe Cells, Archcliffe Galleries, Dover Breakwater, Detached Bastion, North Entrance
The front of the South Front casemates.
SOUTH FRONT CASEMATES
Inside one of the casemates, floor removed
The site is now in a bad state, full of graffiti.
Sad to see this place now plastered in graffiti.
Stairs leading to first floor.
Same stairs.
A view across the ditch.
The latrine area.
How the site looked like in 2003 before all the graffiti.