Tilbury Fort

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Tilbury Fort is a historic artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex, England, best known for defending London from seaborne attack from the 16th century onwards.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Thames defences 2
Tilbury Fort canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery fort
historic site
architecturalStyle star fort
associatedWith Elizabeth I of England
category Artillery forts
English Heritage sites in Essex
linked to: English Heritage

Forts in Essex
constructionBegan 16th century
country United Kingdom
currentUse heritage museum
tourist attraction
faces New Tavern Fort (Gravesend)
linked to: New Tavern Fort
garrisonedUntil 20th century
hasFeature bastioned trace
earthwork ramparts
guardhouse
magazines
moat
officers’ quarters
parade ground
water gate
hasViewOf River Thames estuary
linked to: Thames Estuary
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Scheduled Monument
locatedIn England
Essex
Tilbury
locatedNear River Thames
linked to: Thames
locatedOn north bank of the River Thames
managedBy English Heritage
nearby Gravesend
nearestLargeCity London
linked to: London, England
notableEvent muster of troops during the Spanish Armada crisis
openToPublic true
ownedBy English Heritage
partOf Thames defences
linked to: Tilbury Fort
primaryFunction coastal defence
defence of London from seaborne attack
rebuiltInPeriod late 17th century
rebuiltUnder Charles II
region East of England
usedFor artillery defence
military garrison
storage of gunpowder
usedInConflict Anglo-Dutch Wars
First World War
linked to: World War I

Napoleonic Wars
Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thurrock hasLandmark Tilbury Fort
Tilbury hasFeature Tilbury Fort
Coalhouse Fort partOf Thames defences
linked to: Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort partOf Thames defences
linked to: Tilbury Fort