Martello Tower At Tm 361 419 is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1988. Defensive tower.
Martello Tower At Tm 361 419
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-wicket-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 1988
- Type
- Defensive tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ALDERTON TM 34 SE 11/10A Martello Tower at TM 361 419 GV II Defensive tower. c.1810-1812. Col. Twiss and Capt. Ford. Yellow brick with ashlar dressings. Three storeys. Tear-drop-shaped plan, the sharper end facing east towards the sea. Battered walls. At first floor level are a series of 4 window openings with cambered heads which have slightly projecting ashlar surrounds with lugs to the top, centre and bottom of each side. At the same level and facing west is a doorway with ashlar surround and an inset ashlar ladder-slope below the cill. On the roof of this tower is a gun emplacement of c.1939-45 built of reinforced concrete having a projecting centre and recessed flanking walls with gun slits.
Listing NGR: TM3610041900
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