Martello Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Lewes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1971. Defensive structure. 2 related planning applications.
Martello Tower
- WRENN ID
- night-postern-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewes
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1971
- Type
- Defensive structure
- Address
- Martello Tower, the Esplanade, Seaford
- OS grid reference
- TV 484 984
- Coordinates
- 50.76702, 0.10397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This Martello Tower, built in 1607, is located on The Esplanade and is the westernmost of its kind. It has been altered from its original form, as it has been converted into a residence and an extra storey has been added, along with a gallery around it.
Local climate
Martello Tower receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% 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 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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