Sir Bernard de Gomme (1620 – 23 November 1685) was a Dutch military engineer. By some he is considered the most important figure in 17th-century English...
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(1886–1959) George Gomme (1912–1996) (George) Laurence Gomme Bernard de Gomme Gomme (food) Gomme syrup This page lists people with the surname Gomme. If an internal...
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Devon, England, was built in the late 1660s to the design of Sir Bernard de Gomme. It is at the eastern end of Plymouth Hoe overlooking Plymouth Sound...
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naval raids during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, the fort was enlarged by Sir Bernard de Gomme from 1670 onwards to form a star-shaped defensive work, with angular...
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Parliamentary forces. The castle was expanded in the 1680s by Sir Bernard de Gomme and, after a period of neglect in the 18th century, was redesigned...
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alongside which a mast house was built in 1669. Between 1665 and 1668 Bernard de Gomme fortified the dockyard with an earthen rampart (complete with one bastion...
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forces during the Siege of Portsmouth. In 1665, Charles II ordered Bernard de Gomme to begin the reconstruction of Portsmouth's fortifications, a process...
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Ralph Bathurst, English theologian, physician and academic (died 1704) Bernard de Gomme, Dutch-born military engineer (died 1685) Edme Mariotte, French physicist...
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near-contemporary plan of the Royalist dispositions by Rupert's chief engineer, Bernard de Gomme, shows the ditch in its present-day alignment. It is generally accepted...
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named Fort James was constructed on the island under the direction of Bernard de Gomme. It took the form of a square tower 19 ft tall. The fortification was...
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Hellinck (1493 or 1494 – 1541) a Flemish composer of the Renaissance Sir Bernard de Gomme (1620–1685) a Dutch military engineer Pieter Paulus (1753–1796) a Dutch...
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site of the former bulwark. In 1665, during the Second Dutch War, Sir Bernard de Gomme was commissioned by Charles II to improve the Portsmouth defences....
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Ordnance Office (responsible for construction and upkeep of barracks) Bernard de Gomme played a key role in developing a 'domestic' style of barrack design...
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Anglo-Dutch War. It was rebuilt as a bastion fort by 1669 to a design by Bernard de Gomme, who also designed Tilbury Fort further upriver. Two additional fortifications...
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anatomist, freethinker, abbé and libertine (born 1610) November 23 – Bernard de Gomme, military engineer in England (born 1620) December 12 – John Pell,...
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of the defenses of Bristol, designed by Dutch military engineer Sir Bernard de Gomme. It was one of the few purpose-built defensive works of the war era...
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(II) (knighted 9 August 1680) 13 July 1682: vacant 29 July 1682: Sir Bernard de Gomme 23 November 1685: vacant 2 December 1685: Sir Henry Sheer 19 July 1689:...
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The first mention of Temple Bar as the name of this street is in Bernard de Gomme's Map of Dublin from 1673, which shows the reclaimed land and new buildings...
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139 Tincey (2003), p.92, but not listed on De Gomme's plan Young (1970), p.49, but not listed on De Gomme's plan Young (1970), pp.3, 137 Murdoch, Steve;...
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repair, readiness etc. An illustrious holder of this post was Sir Bernard de Gomme. In 1802 the post of Inspector General of Fortifications was established...
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A plan of the Royalist battalia at Marston Moor, drawn up by Sir Bernard de Gomme A tercio in "bastioned square," in battle Curtis 1829, p. 666. Battalia...
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1648. Charles II landed here in 1660 at the restoration, deputizing Bernard de Gomme to make extensive repairs to the pier. On 26 May 1670, Charles II signed...
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owners, the de Courtenays, became the Earls of Devon. Royal Citadel, Plymouth Fortress 1665–1675 Complete Designed by Sir Bernard de Gomme, and encompasses...
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of the vacancies. 1660–1661: Sir Charles Lloyd Apr – Dec 1661: Sir Bernard de Gomme 1661–1685: Sir Godfrey Lloyd 1685–1702: Sir Martin Beckman vacant for...
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Fisher's Nose. The Royal Citadel was built from 1665 to the design of Sir Bernard de Gomme. It is a bastion fort at the eastern end of the Hoe, constructed over...
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Portsmouth in September 1642. In 1665, Charles II of England ordered Bernard de Gomme to begin the reconstruction of Portsmouth's fortifications a process...
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of the defences of Bristol, designed by Dutch military engineer Sir Bernard de Gomme. It was one of the few purpose-built defensive works of the war era...
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increased by £150 per annum. In January 1678 he was appointed with Sir Bernard de Gomme and Sir Jonas Moore on a commission to strengthen the fortifications...
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a Grade I listed building. The gun battery was created as part of Bernard de Gomme's rebuilding of the fortifications around Portsmouth in the late seventeenth...
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Parliamentary forces. The castle was expanded in the 1680s by Sir Bernard de Gomme and was redesigned again during the Napoleonic Wars and throughout...
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