Walmer Castle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Walmer_Castle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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	gptkb: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
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 gptkb: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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Walmer Castle