Deputy Constable of Dover Castle

For many years the office of Deputy Constable was held, ex-officio, by the officer commanding the local infantry brigade of the British Army, who has had his official residence at the Constable’s Tower in Dover Castle. Following a major reorganisation of the Army in 2014, there is no longer be an infantry brigade with its headquarters in Kent or Sussex and the office of Deputy Constable is now held by the Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering, in Chatham, Kent.

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Formal induction of the 210th Deputy Constable, 2008,
with the coat of arms of the Constables in the background
Photo courtesy of 2 (SE) Brigade.

Last Resident Deputy Constable

The last Deputy Constable resident at Dover Castle was Brigadier Christopher Claydon MBE, Commander 2 (South East) Brigade, who held office from 2013 to 2015.

Although the Deputy Constables no longer reside at Dover Castle, they continue to use the Constable’s Tower for a number of ceremonial and social events each year; enabling some historic traditions to be maintained.