Where is Deal Timeball?

Deal Timeball is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT14 7BW), in the parish of Deal.

How do I get to Deal Timeball?

The nearest railway station is Deal, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT14 7BW.

Is Deal Timeball a protected site?

Yes — Deal Timeball is part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to Deal Timeball?

The nearest railway station is Deal, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT14 7BW.

Museums · South East England

Deal Timeball

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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

Timeball Tower Museum - geograph.org.uk - 5846289 — N Chadwick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year: Year-round
Nearest railway station: Deal · 0.4 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Deal Timeball, the nearest railway station is Deal, located 0.4 km away. The postcode is CT14 7BW. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

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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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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The Timeball Tower stands on the site of an earlier Shutter Telegraph. This early form of optical telegraphy was one of a chain of stations between the Admiralty in London and the Naval Yard at Deal. The telegraph line opened in 1796 and closed in 1814. Its purpose was to allow rapid communication between London and Deal, near the Downs as an important Naval anchorage during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1805 news of the naval victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson was brought to Deal by the schooner HMS Pickle (after calling at Falmouth), and transmitted by the telegraph to the Admiralty in London. From 1821 to 1831, the Tower carried a semaphore mast, another form of visual telegraphy…

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Coordinates: 51.2219, 1.4042
County: Kent
District: Dover
Parish: Deal
Postcode: CT14 7BW
Parliamentary constituency: Dover and Deal
Nearest railway station: Deal — 0.4 km

Sources

wikipedia: Deal Timeball (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Deal Timeball?: Deal Timeball is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT14 7BW), in the parish of Deal.
What is Deal Timeball?: 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
How do I get to Deal Timeball?: The nearest railway station is Deal, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT14 7BW.
Is Deal Timeball a protected site?: Yes — Deal Timeball is part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Deal Timeball?: The nearest railway station is Deal, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT14 7BW.

Plan your visit

Getting there & planning your visit

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360° viewimagery from 2021

Protected designations

From the Wikipedia article

Background

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