MONUMENT NO. 1061121

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Town defences constructed following attacks by the French in 1514 and 1545.

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Town defences were provided for Brighton, or Brighthelmston, following attacks by the French in 1514 and 1545. A flint wall 15 feet high and 3 feet thick was erected on the cliff for a distance of 400 feet westward from East Street [TQ 311038] and continued by a parapet with embrasures as far as West Street [TQ307039]. Four gates were included. (1)

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Brighton: Old Ocean's Bauble 1954 (Edmund W Gilbert)

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