Kingsgate Castle
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Kingsgate Castle on the cliffs above Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs
, Kent
was built for Lord Holland (Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
) in the 1760s. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II
on 30 June 1683 ("gate" referring to a cliff-gap) though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II
in 1748. The building was later the residence of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
.
The building has now been converted into 31 flats.
Broadstairs
Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about south-east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St. Peter's and had a population in 2001 of about 24,000. Situated between Margate and...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
was built for Lord Holland (Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP, PC was a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction...
) in the 1760s. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
on 30 June 1683 ("gate" referring to a cliff-gap) though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
in 1748. The building was later the residence of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC , FRS , known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was a polymath and Liberal Member of Parliament....
.
The building has now been converted into 31 flats.