Walmer Castle

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Tudor
gptkbp:built 1539-1540
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Henry_VIII
gptkbp:category gptkb:Castles_in_Kent
English Heritage sites in Kent
Grade I listed buildings in Kent
Museums in Kent
Tudor fortifications in England
gptkbp:contains gptkb:bridge
gptkb:Queen_Mother's_Garden
gptkb:Wellington's_boots
bastions
kitchen garden
woodland walk
Duke of Wellington's death room
museum displays
gptkbp:features gptkb:castle
gardens
gun platforms
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Lord_Warden_of_the_Cinque_Ports
gptkbp:heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
gptkbp:historicalEvent sieged during English Civil War
site of Duke of Wellington's death in 1852
visited by Prince Albert
visited by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
visited by Queen Victoria
visited by William Pitt the Younger
visited by Winston Churchill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walmer Castle
gptkbp:location gptkb:Walmer,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:English_Heritage
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Deal_Castle
gptkb:Sandown_Castle_(ruined)
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother
Duke of Wellington
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Crown_Estate
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Device_Forts
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Walmer_railway_station
gptkbp:purpose defend against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:usedAs official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:English_Civil_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:website https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/walmer-castle-and-gardens/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walmer,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5