The Volunteers Pavilion in Mote Park
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The Volunteers Pavilion in Mote Park
Image: © Marathon Taken: 1 Apr 2014
In 1799, King George III and Prime Minister William Pitt visited the Mote Park Estate to inspect around 3,000 assembled troops of the Kent Volunteers. This was a local militia trained to defend the county against a possible invasion by Napoleon. The Volunteers were raised from men of all walks of life. This Doris-style temple was erected in Mote Park in 1801 by the Volunteers of Kent to commemorate the occasion and as a tribute to the Earl of Romney, who was Lord Lieutenant. The Pavilion was substantially restored in 2010 by Maidstone Borough Council following the receipt of Lottery money. Another view of it can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3915459
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Image Location
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51.261285
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0.543482