Martello Tower, South End of Golf Links is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1949. Military tower.

Martello Tower, South End of Golf Links

WRENN ID
silent-foundation-sorrel
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 tower
Address
Martello Tower, South End of Golf Links, Ferry Road, Felixstowe
OS grid reference
TM 326 366
Coordinates
51.97948, 1.38684
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Martello Tower, located at the south end of the golf links, dates from around 1810 to 1812. It is constructed of gault brick with cement rendering and stone dressings. This round tower features a flat roof and is divided into three stages. The west doorway leads to the middle stage, and there are loop openings that are accented with stone quoins and keystones. Additionally, there is a tunnel entrance on the west side. This structure is identified as Martello tower number 7.

Local climate

Martello Tower, South End of Golf Links 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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