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Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Dover and 8 miles (13 km) south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town whose history is closely linked to the anchorage in the Downs .
The Royal Marine Depot, Deal was a military installation occupied by the Royal Marines and located in an area between Lower Walmer and South Deal in Kent.The Depot (for training Royal Marine recruits) was first established in 1861, [1] occupying part of the Royal Naval Hospital (which was linked to H.M. Naval Yard, Deal). [2]
1848 chart showing the position of the Downs off the coast of Kent. NB: depths are in fathoms. The Downs is a roadstead (an area of sheltered, favourable sea) in the southern North Sea near the English Channel, off the east Kent coast in southern England, between the North and the South Foreland, near the town of Deal.
Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540.It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
Goodwin Sands is a 10-mile-long (16 km) sandbank at the southern end of the North Sea lying 6 miles (10 km) off the Deal coast in Kent, England. [1] The area consists of a layer of approximately 25 m (82 ft) depth of fine sand resting on an Upper Chalk platform belonging to the same geological feature that incorporates the White Cliffs of Dover.
Deal Pier is the last remaining fully intact leisure pier in Kent.It is the third pier to exist in Deal and was opened in November 1957 by the Duke of Edinburgh. [1] Its structure was extensively refurbished and repaired in 1997, with work including the replacement of much of the concrete cladding on the pier's main piles.
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Deal Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Deal, Kent, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Deal Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building . [ 1 ]