The Royal Marine Depot, Deal was a military installation occupied by the Royal Marines and located in an area between Lower Walmer and South Deal in Kent. The Depot was first established in 1861, occu
Admiralty Mews (formerly East Barracks)
The earliest building on site: the original Cavalry Barracks of 1794.
South Infantry Barracks: the former Officers' Quarters of 1795 (the quarter-chiming clock by J. W. Benson was added in the 19th century).
South Infantry Barracks: one of the soldiers' barracks flanking the officers' block.
Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles north-east of Dover and 8 miles south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garr
Royal Marine Depot, Deal
…The Royal Marine Depot, Deal was a military installation occupied by the Royal Marines and located in an area between Lower Walmer and South Deal in Kent. The Depot (for training Royal Marine recruits) was first established in 1861, occupying part of the Royal Naval Hospital (which was linked to…
Deal luggers and a 4-oared galley on the beach at Port Arms station in 1866. The luggers are hauled up close to their capstans, where they are held by chains led through special holes in the keel. The galley in the foreground is of the type used for boarding and landing pilots.