Drop Redoubt - Dover

 Drop Redoubt 

 Date: June 

Location: Dover

Public or Abandoned: public  ( Once a year )

Demolished: No 

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I first discovered drop readout back in 2017 when I first ever started my Dover Explore series, For Some reason I always seemed to miss the open days for drop Redoute and I kept telling myself I will get to an open day, I saw there was the open day this year ( 24/25 June) and knew i could make the 24th, so after going to a birthday party in the morning with my LG we then headed up to Dover to go drop readout. we got there late afternoon which was nice as there less people than there has been due to the day but the downside was the weather was stupid hot still, but the breeze was nice around the fort, my LG enjoyed walking around the fort too - it was £5 admission or £2.50 being English H members which is nice too. the fort was a bit smaller than I expected but still was good 

so it said that Drop Redoubt is just 1/2 fort around the Dover western highest area, It said that the construction off the ort was done in 1804- 1808 ( Napoleonic wars ) and the second part of construction from the 1859- 1864 

the fort was used in both world war 1 and world war 2 but was abandoned between wars , after ww2 the fort was abandoned permanently .

Unsure when English H took over the site, but it does say online In 2003 the Western heights preservation mange ths site with cleaning it up and open day on behalf of English H 

St Thomas a becket church , Capel Kent

 St Thomas a Becket church 

 Date: June 

Location: Capel  

Public or Abandoned: public 

Demolished: No 

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This was a quick visit to this church, when we arrived they were setting up for a concert but the church was open so we went in and had a look around, the interesting thing about this church it still has all the original drawings on the walls and that something you don't really see, we didn't stay long due to the heat.

So it said that this church is grade 1 listed, it back dates to around the Norman era, it also said back in 1963 there was fire in the tower and the tower of the church was rebuilt,  the church was taken over in 1986 but CCT who open the church up to visitors.

St Michael's Church, East Peckham

 St Michael Church 

 Date: June 

Location: East Peckham 

Public or Abandoned: public 

Demolished: No 

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on our way down to Tunbridge Wells we stopped off at this redundant church in east peckham as it was on our way down, the church was a little bit bigger than expected too, in the past we have driven past it but always thought it was a very active church ( turns out was wrong ), inside of the church was very pretty, the stain glass windows was my favorite bit, if your driving past defo go and have a look.

So it said thatit used to be an Anglican church before being made redundant in 1973,  the church backdates to around the 12th century with things been added in over the years,  in 1959 the church was glassed as grate 2 listed.