Sandwich compass stone to mark Cinque Port town's naval history
Installed next to The Quay near the Bell Hotel, the compass was the idea of Jon Van der Dol, owner of the nearby Sandwich Card Gallery in King Street. He said: "I wanted to educate the public about what the Cinque Ports are, when they were established and what it means."
The Cinque Ports were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 when they were offered self-government and financial privileges in return for the loan of ships and men to the Crown each year.Previous Lord Wardens of the Cinque Ports, who had use of Walmer Castle in Deal as a residence, included The Duke of Wellington, Sir Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.Ms Horwood, who previously worked on a grotesque for the Maison Dieu in Dover, said that it was pleasure to be able to use local builders and experts to complete the project.She said the project took four days to install.
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