Wish Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Eastbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1971. Tower. 2 related planning applications.

Wish Tower

WRENN ID
forbidden-timber-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne MP: Josh Babarinde (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 May 1971
Type
Tower
Address
Wish Tower, King Edward's Parade, BN21 4BY
OS grid reference
TV 613 982
Coordinates
50.76115, 0.28622
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wish Tower is a Martello Tower built in 1806 for defense purposes. The walls are 8 feet thick and constructed of brick with a cement coating. The entrance is located 20 feet above the ground. Inside, there was a magazine with two rooms above it, and the roof featured a gun emplacement. The tower has been significantly altered since the Second World War, as an observation post or range-finding lookout was added on top, which has a square roof that extends out in front.

Local climate

Wish Tower receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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