Saltwood

He was the son of Kenneth (later Lord) Clark — the art historian and author of the Civilisation series — and the heir to Saltwood Castle, in Kent.

The Pity of War 2009

He was the son of Kenneth (later Lord) Clark — the art historian and author of the Civilisation series — and the heir to Saltwood Castle, in Kent.

The Pity of War 2009

He kept a signed photograph of Hitler in the Saltwood safe and would consult it in moments of stress.

Alan Clark, unvarnished 2009

He kept a signed photograph of Hitler in the Saltwood safe and would consult it in moments of stress.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

He kept a signed photograph of Hitler in the Saltwood safe and would consult it in moments of stress.

Alan Clark, unvarnished 2009

The paratroops moved so fast that they were almost all off the dropping zone and out of sight down the cutting when the anti-paratroop platoon of the Green Howards, Tommy Guns in hand and laboriously pushing bicycles, came up the road from Saltwood.

Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974

Meindl was first at the pre-arranged rallying point at the corner of the lower field, hidden only by hedges from the narrow road running down into Saltwood.

Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974

Meanwhile, up at Saltwood on the wooded hill behind Hythe, Oberst Meindl had difficulty rallying his two battalions.

Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974

Now, through binoculars, he was looking out for his first headquarters on English soil, that same big square white building on which the pilot of MeindPs aircraft would be lining up in a few minutes for his run into Saltwood.

Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974

Extraordinary how from the air Saltwood Castle stuck out like a sore thumb, yet here, not five hundred yards away, it was invisible.

Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974