Wellington Crescent, Ramsgate

"Wellington Crescent
Built early 19th Century in the period, similar in style to Nelson Crescent. This was the location of many military installations in the Napoleonic Wars and both World Wars. Large gun emplacements, batteries and fortifications were sited for the Second World War, including HMS Fervent , an underground Royal navy headquarters."

This area had been a parade ground for troops embarking from Ramsgate port to fight in Europe in the Napoleonic Wars. During WW1 it suffered from Zeppelin bombing and in WW2 it had a battery of two 6 inch guns.

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• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward