Description

QUEX PARK
1.
1380
BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA
Waterloo Tower
in grounds of
Quex Park
TR 36 NW 9/87A

II

2.
1818-1820. Built of red brick. 4 storeys with 4 octagonal turrets.
Crenellated, Lancets with Gothick glazing bars and arrow-slit windows.
It is surmounted by a later C19 cast iron spire crowned by a hen
weathervane. The base has 2 1 storeyed entrance lodges with crocketted
spires, also crenellated. Royal Coat of Arms above doorcase, Mausoleum at
base with the inscription: "This tower was restored and the mausoleum was
dedicated to the memory of Henry Horace Powell Cotton by his son 1896."
The interior has a peal of 12 bells.

Listing NGR: TR3087668294

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26387003

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