Description

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1578 WINCHELSEA ROAD

Martello Tower
TQ 91 NW 3/162 12.10.51.

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One of the few Martello Towers in Sussex of which the roof has not been
altered by refortification for use in the late war. The tower is numbered
30. Circular tower erected for defence purposes during the invasion scare
of 1806. Walls built of brick 5½-6 ft thick covered with a coating of
cement (which is now peeling off in places). Eaves cornice of cement.
The centre of the roof is flat with a narrow sloping portion round the
edge. Doorway 20 ft above the ground. Inside originally a magazine and
2 floors above this. This tower has presumably been adapted for residence
at one time as a small sash window has been inserted on the east and west
sides and 2 small chinmeys above the roof level. The Tower is surrounded
by a circular earth rampart. This tower is scheduled as an AM.

Listing NGR: TQ9183219870

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)