Martello Tower (No 19) is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1973. Military tower.

Martello Tower (No 19)

WRENN ID
small-chimney-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Country
England
Date first listed
21 December 1973
Type
Military tower
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 1253 THE RANGES

Martello Tower (No 19) TR 13 SW 8/78C

II

  1. Erected in 1806 as part of the coastal defence system against an invasion from Napoleonic France. Built of brick with a coating of cement on the outside. The walls are 5½ to 6 ft thick. It is built around a centre column 5 ft thick and consists of 2 storeys with a flat roof as a gun platform.

Listing NGR: TR1555734372

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