The Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park is a Grade II* listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1966. Ornamental tower. 1 related planning application.
The Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park
- WRENN ID
- outer-loggia-mist
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wealden
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1966
- Type
- Ornamental tower
- Address
- The Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park, Battle Road, Heathfield and Waldron
- OS grid reference
- TQ 587 213
- Coordinates
- 50.97008, 0.2602
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gibraltar Tower, originally called Heathfield Tower, is an ornamental tower located in Heathfield Park. It was built by Francis Newbery between 1792 and 1793 to commemorate the successful defense of Gibraltar by General Lord Heathfield from 1779 to 1782, and it may have been designed by John Crunden. The tower is constructed of ashlar and consists of three storeys.
The ground floor is octagonal and features eight coved and pointed recesses, although the heads of these recesses are now filled with weather-boarding. Above the ground floor, there is a cornice. The upper parts of the tower are round. On the first floor, there are four pointed windows (also filled with weather-boarding) and four round recesses that contain quatrefoil ornamentation. There is a stringcourse above the first floor. The top storey has four round windows (again filled with weather-boarding), and it is topped with machicolation, a cornice, and a blocking course.
Inside, the tower includes a circular staircase and three rooms that were originally decorated with views of Gibraltar, which have since been removed.
Local climate
The Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 1 application
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