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)

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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

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.

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