Martello Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Tendring local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Tower.

Martello Tower

WRENN ID: pitched-porch-evening
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Tendring
Country: England
Date first listed: 4 July 1986
Type: Tower
Source: Historic England listing

Description

CLACTON-ON-SEA OFF JAYWICK PROMENADE, TM 11 SW JAYWICK 10/34 Martello Tower II Martello Tower. Circa 1808-1812. Vari-coloured brick, some plaster remains. Bricks made at Grays, Essex. Stone parapet. Rusticated stone dressings to 4 windows and a door at half height. Built at an approximate cost of £5,000 the garrison was stationed at Weeley Barracks due to the unhealthiness of the coast. The Tower guarded a sluice, which, in case of invasion, could be opened up to flood the surrounding marshes. Kenneth Walker, History of Clacton 1966.

Listing NGR: TM1361812753

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