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
Martello Tower, built around 1808 to 1812, is located off Jaywick Promenade in Clacton-on-Sea. Constructed from vari-coloured brick, with some plaster still visible, the bricks were made in Grays, Essex. The tower features a stone parapet and rusticated stone dressings around four windows and a door positioned at half height. It was built at an approximate cost of £5,000, with the garrison stationed at Weeley Barracks due to the unhealthy coastal conditions. The tower was designed to guard a sluice that could be opened to flood the surrounding marshes in the event of an invasion.
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