Landguard Fort

Landguard Fort is a fort at the mouth of the River Orwell outside Felixstowe, Suffolk, designed to guard the mouth of the river. It is now managed by the charity English Heritage and is open to the public.

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1540 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Landguard Fort and associated field works
castle, local museum, fort, military museum, 

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  Parham Hall ⓘ
  house in Parham, East Suffolk, England

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  Colchester Castle ⓘ
  Norman castle in Colchester, United Kingdom  

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  Orford Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom  

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  Landguard Fort ⓘ
  fort in England, Britain  

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  Beth Chatto Gardens ⓘ
  gardens in Elmstead, Essex, England, UK

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  493rd Bomb Group Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK  

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  Albert Hall ⓘ
  building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Boxted Airfield Museum ⓘ
  local World War II museum in Langham, Essex  

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  Brightlingsea Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Brightlingsea, United Kingdom

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  Castle House ⓘ
  in Dedham, Essex, England, UK

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  Christchurch Mansion ⓘ
  historic house museum in Ipswich, England

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  Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  museum in Suffolk  

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  Harwich Lifeboat Museum ⓘ
  lifeboat museum in Harwich

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  Harwich Redoubt ⓘ
  fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK  

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  Hollytrees Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Ipswich Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in the United Kingdom

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  Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum ⓘ
  museum in Martlesham Heath, England

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  Naze Tower Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Walton-on-the-Naze

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  St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester ⓘ
  English Heritage site in the East of England

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  Walton Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Walton-on-the-Naze

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  Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum ⓘ
  tide mill and museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  Ipswich Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Ipswich, United Kingdom

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  The Minories ⓘ
  building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Lightvessel 18 ⓘ
  1958 lightvessel  

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  Natural History Museum, Colchester ⓘ
  natural history museum in Colchester

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  The Munnings Museum ⓘ
  museum in Colchester, England, UK

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  Easton Farm Park ⓘ
  farm park and bygone museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK

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  Felixstowe Museum ⓘ
  museum in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  Harwich Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Harwich

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  390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum ⓘ
  UK museum in Framlingham, East Suffolk, England

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  Parham Airfield Museum ⓘ
  UK museum in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England

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  Woodbridge Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  East Essex Aviation Society and Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in St Osyth

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  HMS Ganges Museum ⓘ
  museum in Shotley Gate, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework ⓘ
  museum in Ipswich, England, UK

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  Bawdsey Radar ⓘ
  museum in Bawdsey, England, United Kingdom

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  Bentwaters Cold War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  Firstsite ⓘ
  contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, England

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  Harwich Museum ⓘ
  museum in Harwich, Essex, England, UK

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1069 Colchester Castle

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1165 Orford Castle

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1960 Beth Chatto Gardens

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1846 Ipswich Museum

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1956 The Minories

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1958 Lightvessel 18

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1958 Natural History Museum, Colchester

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1961 The Munnings Museum

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1974 Easton Farm Park

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1975 Felixstowe Museum

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1980 Harwich Maritime Museum

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1981 390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum

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1981 Parham Airfield Museum

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1982 Woodbridge Museum

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1986 East Essex Aviation Society and Museum

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1988 HMS Ganges Museum

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1996 Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework

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2003 Bawdsey Radar

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2007 Bentwaters Cold War Museum

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2011 Firstsite

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2021 Harwich Museum

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The flotilla of ships, led by the Royal Charlotte in company with five other royal yachts, arriving off Harwich on 6 September 1761, after conveying Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to England for her marriage to George III

ECR(1851) p66b - Landguard Fort

The Departure from Harwich of HRH Princess Caroline Matilda NTIV WADD 2194

To their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Ancaster This View of Harwich and the Yatch's going out... with Landguard Fort (shows yachts Catherine, Fubbs, Charlotte and Mary RMG 881

The flotilla of ships, led by the Royal Charlotte in company with five other royal yachts, arriving off Harwich on 6 September 1761, after conveying Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to England for her marriage to George III

ECR(1851) p66b - Landguard Fort

The Departure from Harwich of HRH Princess Caroline Matilda NTIV WADD 2194

To their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Ancaster This View of Harwich and the Yatch's going out... with Landguard Fort (shows yachts Catherine, Fubbs, Charlotte and Mary RMG 881

Landguard Fort

Landguard Fort

• Landguard Fort - guidebook published in 2006
• Excavation at Landguard Fort: an investigation of the 17th-century defences - , 2008
• Thomas Hyde Page and Landguard Fort, 1778–1803 - scientific article published in June 2006
• The First Landguard Fort, 1625–1720 - scientific article published in June 2008

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Pink Routes page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
link	page		Victorian Forts and Artillery page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranean History page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Parham Hall	house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Colchester Castle	castle, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1165	Orford Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1540	Landguard Fort	castle, local museum, fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1960	Beth Chatto Gardens	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		493rd Bomb Group Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Albert Hall	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boxted Airfield Museum	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Brightlingsea Museum	charitable organization, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Christchurch Mansion	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harwich Lifeboat Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harwich Redoubt	redoubt, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hollytrees Museum	house, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ipswich Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Naze Tower Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester	history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Walton Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum	museum, mill, tide mill	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Ipswich Museum	art museum, natural history museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1956	The Minories	museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Lightvessel 18	lightvessel, museum ship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Natural History Museum, Colchester	church building, museum, building, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	The Munnings Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Easton Farm Park	museum, agricultural theme park	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Felixstowe Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Harwich Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Parham Airfield Museum	museum, independent museum, aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Woodbridge Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	East Essex Aviation Society and Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	HMS Ganges Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Bawdsey Radar	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Bentwaters Cold War Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Firstsite	movie theater, art museum, arts center	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Harwich Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		The flotilla of ships, led by the Royal Charlotte in company with five other royal yachts, arriving off Harwich on 6 September 1761, after conveying Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to England for her marriage to George III		Commons
commons	image		ECR(1851) p66b - Landguard Fort		Commons
commons	image		The Departure from Harwich of HRH Princess Caroline Matilda NTIV WADD 2194		Commons
commons	image		To their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Ancaster This View of Harwich and the Yatch's going out... with Landguard Fort (shows yachts Catherine, Fubbs, Charlotte and Mary RMG 881		Commons
commons	image		The flotilla of ships, led by the Royal Charlotte in company with five other royal yachts, arriving off Harwich on 6 September 1761, after conveying Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to England for her marriage to George III		Commons
commons	image		ECR(1851) p66b - Landguard Fort		Commons
commons	image		The Departure from Harwich of HRH Princess Caroline Matilda NTIV WADD 2194		Commons
commons	image		To their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Ancaster This View of Harwich and the Yatch's going out... with Landguard Fort (shows yachts Catherine, Fubbs, Charlotte and Mary RMG 881		Commons
commons	image		Landguard Fort		Commons
commons	image		Landguard Fort		Commons