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
Address
Martello Tower, Jaywick Promenade
OS grid reference
TM 136 127
Coordinates
51.77268, 1.0949
Source
Historic England listing

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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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