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Monument Number 1061121
Hob Uid: 1061121
Location : The City of Brighton and Hove Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3090003900
Summary : Town defences constructed following attacks by the French in 1514 and 1545.
More information : Town defences were provided for Brighton, or Brighthelmston, following attacks by the French in 1514 and 1545. A flint wall 15 feet high and 3 feet thick was erected on the cliff for a distance of 400 feet westward from East Street [TQ 311038] and continued by a parapet with embrasures as far as West Street [TQ307039]. Four gates were included. (1)

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Source details : Brighton: Old Ocean's Bauble 1954 (Edmund W Gilbert)
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument Start Date : 1500
Monument Type : Town Wall, Town Gate
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External Cross Reference Number : TQ 30 SW 119
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Monument Number 1061121