Dover castle
By Shane and Rachel
Location
Dover Castle is located in Dover, England
History
• Dover Castle was built in approx. 1066 A.D.
It was used as a fort in World War II to help guard
invaders from entering Britain.
It also served as a hospital and protection bunker in
World War II
The underground tunnels were added just as England
started a battle with Napoleon
The hospital was added at a later time just as World War
II was beginning
World war II
• In World War II, Dover Castle was looked upon as one
of the greatest forts in England. Dover Castle had
been refurbished when the wars started with Napoleon.
Only then were there underground tunnels. The
hospital and telecommunications center were added
when World War II had began. These improvements
helped Britain and the USA to win World War II and
help save many more lives.
Entrance
Dover Castle’s Entrance to the
Main foyer of the Castle
Underground
tunnels
The Secret underground tunnels were added
before wars with Napoleon
The British looked upon Dover Castle very
greatly, and took the castle over and
refurbished it to be a replacement for the
soldier barracks above ground. The idea of
a telecommunications center was added
after the USA told Britain that the Japanese
were controlling their radio signals. With
the telecommunications center
underground, it was completely
undetectable. Once the war started to move
into England, soldiers were getting injured
and had to go to a far away location from
Dover to get treated.
Underground
Hospital
When Britain realized that the soldiers needed a new
place to get treated, once again Britain was going to use
Dover Castle as something else. When construction
began at Dover to make a new hospital, they couldn’t
decide where in the Castle to put it. Then one of the
British generals decided to add one underground just like
the tunnels. This project was finished about 1 year later.
Images of Dover
Castle
Top Floor of Dover Castle
Look Out Tower at Dover Castle
View from down the Hill
View of One of the Main
Entrances
Who has lived there
Many different people have lived in Dover Castle. Some
of the people that lived there were foreign Kings
passing through and decided to make this great castle
their home. Kings that did live here were King Henry
II, King Henry III, King John of Magna Carta, and
King Edward the VI.
What Remains
The whole Castle of Dover still remains standing to this day.
With the additions made during World War II, this Castle
was made to be even stronger so that it would last longer.
Why was this built
The main idea of Dover Castle being built was for one
reason. Defense. Dover was decided to be put by the
Strait of Dover so one it could protect invaders from
sea, and two could also deploy soldiers to sea.
The end
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