The Roman Pharos is a Grade I listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1974. A AD 46 (original); mediaeval alterations (top storey and battlements) Tower.
The Roman Pharos
- WRENN ID
- watchful-oriel-starling
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1974
- Type
- Tower
- Period
- AD 46 (original); mediaeval alterations (top storey and battlements)
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Roman Pharos is a Grade I listed building, constructed around AD 46 under the Emperor Claudius. It served to guide the Roman fleet to the port of Richborough. In medieval times, it was repurposed as a belfry for the Church of St Mary Sub-Castro. The structure has four storeys, three of which are Roman, while the top storey and remnants of battlements are medieval. It features an octagonal tower with originally vertical stepped walls that rise in tiers, each set back within the last, although these walls have been almost smoothed over time. The building is made of rubble, with a facing of green sandstone and tufa, and includes a double course of brick set in hard pink mortar at intervals of seven courses. The round-headed windows have small recessed spy-holes inside them.
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