The Barbican, High Street, Sandwich, Kent
The 16th-century bastion, with its chequered work, was part of the town defences and guarded the bridge over the River Stour, a reminder of a time when Sandwich was a major port.
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The 16th-century bastion, with its chequered work, was part of the town defences and guarded the bridge over the River Stour, a reminder of a time when Sandwich was a major port.
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