Kent Gate
The ramparts have four surviving gates:
Porte St. Jean: dates back to at least 1694, was demolished in
1791 because of its poor condition and rebuilt. The present gate was
built in 1939.
Porte St. Louis: dates back to at least 1694 was demolished in
1791 because of its poor condition and rebuilt.
Porte Prescott: erected in 1797 by, and named after Robert
Prescott. It was demolished in 1871. The current gate was built in
1983.
Porte Kent: erected in 1879 was named after Queen Victoria's
father The Duke of Kent.
Photo 058, June 2014