Firestone Bay Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1975. Defensive tower.
Firestone Bay Tower
- WRENN ID
- tattered-soffit-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 May 1975
- Type
- Defensive tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
PLYMOUTH
SX4653NW ARTILLERY TOWERS 740-1/65/794 Stonehouse, Firestone Bay 01/05/75 Firestone Bay Tower
GV II
Blockhouse tower for coastal defence. 1537-39, remodelled in the C19. Stone rubble with some granite dressings; flat roof behind embattled parapet. Polygonal plan, extended to the north-west in the C19. 2 storeys; irregularly-disposed openings, some windows enlarged from former gun loops. Original openings include chamfered 2-centred arched doorway to landward side and some original gun loops including some to the centres of some of the merlons. INTERIOR: not inspected. Part of a series of towers built for coastal defence in the reign of Henry VIII including Eastern King Tower (not included), Fisher's Nose Tower, Madeira Road (qv) and Devil's Point (not included).
Listing NGR: SX4637753518
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