MARTELLO TOWER (NO 19)
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1116520
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1973
- Statutory Address:
- MARTELLO TOWER (NO 19)
Map
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- MARTELLO TOWER (NO 19)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Folkestone and Hythe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hythe
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 13914 32912
Details
1.
1253 THE RANGES
Martello Tower
(No 19)
TR 13 SW 8/78C
II
2.
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 175169
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing