Navigation Tower At Walton Hall

An 18th-century navigation tower, incorporating a dwelling, is attached to a derelict house at Walton Hall, Walton-on-the-Naze. The tower is constructed of brick, mostly plastered. It is a tall square building with a flat roof and a chimney stack to the west wall, likely comprising three storeys. It has two windows on the upper storey of the east wall, and single windows on the north and west walls. The tower was originally used as a lead light, serving in conjunction with Naze Tower to guide vessels through the Goldmer Gap. It is depicted on a map by Richard Blome from 1673, which itself was based on earlier maps by Saxon (1576) and Norden (1594). The tower block is clearly visible on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777. Due to the presence of barbed wire, viewing of the tower was limited during a recent survey.