Photograph Notes: This view looks from the North-west Bastion to the Inner moat with a bridge between the Landport Gate and the island called the Ravelin. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6570865 for a view looking across the bridge. The building of Tilbury Fort started in 1670 during the reign of King Charles II. It was built on the site of an earlier fort, constructed by Henry VIII between 1539 and 1540. The fortifications were in a star-shape with a double moat and this gave superior fire in defence and maximum difficulty for an enemy to penetrate into the interior of the fortress, seen here. The use of water gave defence in depth, ensuring that the enemy were kept at an appropriate distance. The defences at Tilbury are the best surviving example of their kind in Britain. The two concentric moats are separated by a strip of land and are filled from the River Thames. The moats ensured that an enemy attack would be slow, difficult and costly. The current bridge, seen here, is an exact replica of the original, complete with two drawbridges that could be lifted to prevent access.

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