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was undertaken swiftly in accordance with de Gomme's designs: the Tudor blockhouse (which became the Governor's residence) was strengthened, and encircled by a semi-circular gun battery to the north; while to the south a line of fortification was constructed, which cut off the northernmost part of Sheerness behind a flooded ditch. Enclosed by walls to the west and east, the

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