Built in the mid-19 th century —1855, according to one of the tower’s doors — Grain Tower is a former gun tower, designed to protect the Kent coast from the French navy. It didn’t go ...

Located off the Kent coast between the mouths of the River Thames and River Medway, it’s a gun tower that dates all the way back to the 1800s and was once used to protect important dockyards.

The tower was first used on 1 January, 1855. Ships anchored off the Kent coast and out at sea would use the signal to set their chronometers. It is hoped the building will play a major role in this ...

A historic gun tower standing on the mouth of the River Medway has sold at auction for £159,000 - £9,000 more than expected. Estate agents had banked on the enviable address of No 1 The Thames ...

Built in the mid-19 th century —1855, according to one of the tower’s doors — Grain Tower is a former gun tower, designed to protect the Kent coast from the French ... with an empty series of ...