TRAVEL: Kingston’s historic Murney Tower a trip back in time

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In his latest travel column, Bradford West Gwillimbury author Andrew Hind pays a visit to UNESCO World Heritage Site Four stout towers, bastions of the former British Empire, ring Kingston’s waterfront. Known as Martello Towers, they are of immense historic significance and a reminder of days when our neighbour to the south was occasionally less than friendly. Of the four, one — Murney Tower — is open to the public as a living history museum. Step through the thick limestone walls and be transported back to the mid-19th century. Murney Tower was built as part of a series of fortifications...