Dymchurch Martello Tower
| Dymchurch Martello Tower | |
|---|---|
 Tower 24, Martello Tower, Dymnchurch | |
| OS grid reference | TR10164 29252 |
| Built | 1805 |
| Type | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 23 April 1985 |
| Reference no. | 175512 |
  Dymchurch Martello Tower location in Kent | |
Dymchurch Martello Tower, is a Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent England. It stands immediately behind the sea wall.
It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed scheduled monument.[1]
The towers were built in the nineteenth century as part of a coastal defence programme. It was placed to protect the gates of marsh sluices with its counterpart Tower no 25 (which is now largely derelict).[2]
Tower 23 was restored externally in the early 1970s[3] and is currently a private residence. Tower 24 was then restored using Tower 23 as a guide. In 1969, it became the first Martello tower to be opened to the public and remains as a museum of the Martello Towers, owned by English Heritage.[4]
It is currently open between April to October.[4]
It has a 24 pounder muzzle-loading cannon on the gun platform.[2]
References
- ^ "Martello Tower No 24, Dymchurch". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b "DYMCHURCH MARTELLO TOWER, KENT" (pdf). www.dymchurch.org. Aug 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Sheila Sutcliffe Martello Towers, p. 9, at Google Books
- ^ a b "Dymchurch Martello Tower". www.english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
External links
- Dymchurch Martello Tower - English Heritage