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: Shepway (District Authority)
Parish: Hythe
National Grid Reference: TR 13914 32912
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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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
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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