Deal Timeball
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The Deal Timeball is a Victorian maritime Greenwich Mean Time signal located on the roof of a waterfront four-storey tower in the coastal town of Deal, in Kent, England. It was established in 1855 by the Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy in collaboration with Charles V. Walker, superintendent of telegraphs for the South Eastern Railway Company. It was built by the Lambeth firm of engineers Maudslay and Field. The time ball, which, like the Greenwich time ball, fell at 1 pm precisely, and was triggered by an electric signal directly from the Royal Observatory.
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Saltwood Castle ⓘ
castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK
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Canterbury Castle ⓘ
grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom -
Dover Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK -
Deal Castle ⓘ
16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK -
Walmer Castle ⓘ
castle in Kent, England, UK -
Goodnestone Park ⓘ
country house and garden in Goodnestone, Dover district, Kent, England, UK -
West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom -
Crampton Tower ⓘ
museum in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK -
Deal Timeball ⓘ
Historic time signal in Deal, England -
Dickens House ⓘ
house in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK -
East Kent Railway ⓘ
Heritage railway in southern England -
Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum ⓘ
museum in Folkestone, England, UK -
Margate Old Town Local History Museum ⓘ
museum in Margate, Thanet, kent, England, UK -
Public Library & Museum (Camborne) ⓘ
museum in Margate, England, UK -
Quex Park ⓘ
UK historic house museum in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK -
Ramsgate Maritime Museum ⓘ
maritime museum in Kent, England -
Sandwich Guildhall Museum ⓘ
museum in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom -
This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete ⓘ
technology museum in Ramsgate -
Tudor House ⓘ
house in Thanet, Kent, England, UK -
White Mill ⓘ
windmill, now heritage centre, in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK -
Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery ⓘ
Local history museum in Dover, England, United Kingdom -
Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK -
Folkestone Museum ⓘ
museum in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom -
Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens ⓘ
museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom -
The Beany ⓘ
Museum, library and art gallery in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom -
The Seaside Museum Herne Bay ⓘ
local history museum in Herne Bay, Kent, England, United Kingdom -
Kent Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
local history and masonic museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom -
Canterbury Roman Museum ⓘ
Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom -
Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent -
Deal Museum ⓘ
museum in Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom -
Howletts Wild Animal Park ⓘ
zoo in Kent, England -
Dover Transport Museum ⓘ
museum in Dover, England, UK -
Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum ⓘ
military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom -
Wingham Wildlife Park ⓘ
zoo in Kent, England -
Museum of Canterbury ⓘ
local history museum, children's museum, heritage museum in Canterbury, Kent -
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum ⓘ
museum in Dover, Kent, England, UK -
St Margaret's Museum ⓘ
museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK -
Crabble Corn Mill ⓘ
museum in Dover, England, UK -
Wildwood Discovery Park ⓘ
zoo -
Sidney Cooper Museum ⓘ
museum in Canterbury, England, UK -
The Micro Computer Museum ⓘ
museum in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK -
Defence of the Nation Museum and Education Centre ⓘ
museum in Ramsgate, England, UK, located within Ramsgate Tunnels museum -
Kent Museum of the Moving Image ⓘ
museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK -
Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1179 | Dover Castle | castle, bunker, archaeological site, fort, history museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | castle, fort, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | castle, fort, historic house museum, history museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | 1704 | Goodnestone Park | botanical garden, English country house, garden, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | garden, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Crampton Tower | museum, water tower | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Deal Timeball | maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Dickens House | house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | East Kent Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Margate Old Town Local History Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Public Library & Museum (Camborne) | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Quex Park | natural history museum, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ramsgate Maritime Museum | maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Sandwich Guildhall Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete | technology museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Tudor House | house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | White Mill | museum, smock mill | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1836 | Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1863 | Ramsgate Tunnels | museum, railway tunnel, air-raid shelter | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1868 | Folkestone Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1896 | Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1899 | The Beany | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1932 | The Seaside Museum Herne Bay | local museum, independent museum, art museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1933 | Kent Museum of Freemasonry | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1961 | Canterbury Roman Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1972 | Deal Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1975 | Howletts Wild Animal Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1980 | Dover Transport Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1981 | Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum | museum, military museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1986 | Wingham Wildlife Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1987 | Museum of Canterbury | local museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1987 | Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1989 | St Margaret's Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1990 | Crabble Corn Mill | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1999 | Wildwood Discovery Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2004 | Sidney Cooper Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2014 | The Micro Computer Museum | technology museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2015 | Defence of the Nation Museum and Education Centre | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2018 | Kent Museum of the Moving Image | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2022 | Kent Mining Museum | mining museum | Wikidata |