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The timeball was dropped at precisely 1PM to give an accuarate time reference for ships. The tower was also used for semaphore.
The Deal Timeball is a Victorian maritime Greenwich Mean Time signal located on the roof of a waterfront four-storey tower in the coastal town of Deal, in Kent, England. It was established in 1855 by the Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy in collaboration with Charles V. Walker, superintendent of telegraphs for the South Eastern Railway Company. It was built by the Lambeth firm of engineers Maudslay and Field. The time ball, which, like the Greenwich time ball, fell at 1 pm precisely, and was triggered by an electric signal directly from the Royal Observatory.
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History of films from candle lit hand painted magic lanterns to the heyday of the cinema. Cafe with garden.
A 'device fort' built under Henry VIII in the 16th century. The castle is approximately a 20-minute walk from Deal train station.
Volunteer run museum of maritime and local history
Built under Henry VIII in the 16th century. Residence of the Duke of Wellington and William Pitt the Younger in later centuries, with the residence containing exquisite and extensive 18th- and 19th-century furniture and ornamentation. The castle is approximately a 30-minute walk from Deal train station.