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WESTERN OUTWORKS, DOVER

Situated above the South barrack casemates are part of the Western Outworks where four guns were placed, along with gunpowder rooms and a shifting lobby. During WWII many of these rooms were modified, and recently structural supports have been built in the entrances to prevent further structural decay.

The gun emplacements to the rear of these structures would have provided firing cover down the South Ditch.

Location: Western Heights, Dover

Condition: Very Poor

Date Of Visit: 16/03/03

Plan: No

Fortifications In This Area:

The Citadel, The Well House, Outer Bastion, South Flank Casemates, North Flank Casemates, Archcliffe Cells, Archcliffe Galleries, Dover Breakwater, Detached Bastion, North Entrance

Overview of the gun placements later modified to storage/ workshop area during WWII.

WESTERN OUTWORKS

Supporting brickwork built added over the past few years

Later building work with metal shutters in the window spaces. The original fireplace is still visible.

Another casemate.

The original floorboards and joists.

Each room had a metal shutter at the window operated by a pulley system.

The gunpowder store, directly opposite.

Inside the gunpowder store. This would have been completely wood panelled to prevent any type of spark.