Martello Tower, Felixstowe Ferry is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1949. Military structure.

Martello Tower, Felixstowe Ferry

WRENN ID
calm-soffit-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 June 1949
Type
Military structure
Address
Martello Tower, Felixstowe Ferry, Ferry Road
OS grid reference
TM 328 373
Coordinates
51.98555, 1.38971
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Martello Tower at Felixstowe Ferry is a round tower built around 1810-1812. It is constructed from gault brick, with cement rendering and stone dressings. The tower has three stages and features a flat roof. The west side includes a doorway leading to the middle stage, and there are loop openings with stone quoins and keystones. Additionally, there is a tunnel entrance on the west side. This structure is designated as Martello Tower No. 7.

Local climate

Martello Tower, Felixstowe Ferry sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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