Listed Building record TR 12 NW 44 - MARTELLO TOWER NO 24

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1806 to 1999. Martello Tower No.24 is one of a pair of towers (with No 25 - TR 12 NW 3) guarding the main Marshland Sluice. They are the last surviving pair of towers in this formation, built in 1806 as gunposts against a possible Napoleonic invasion. No 24 was entirely restored by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works in 1966. It is now open to the public in summer and there is a display inside the tower giving the historical background

Location

Grid reference TR 1016 2925 (point)
Map sheet TR12NW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> AM Eng & Wales 1961 59 (MOW) (OS Card Reference). SKE33011.

<3> F1 ASP 22.03.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42226.

<4> OS 1:10000 1979 (OS Card Reference). SKE48165.

<5> DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112 (OS Card Reference). SKE41414.

<6> HBMC Guardianship List NS Feb 1984 3 (OS Card Reference). SKE43747.

<7> Martello Towers 1972 91 (S Sutcliffe) (OS Card Reference). SKE46561.

<8> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43678.

<8> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett) (Monograph). SKE7811.

<9> DOE(HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 23 4 85 (OS Card Reference). SKE41058.

<10> Antiquity 43 1969 256 (editorial) (OS Card Reference). SKE33294.

<11> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 263 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37860.

<12> DOE (IAM) Rec Form 3 11 86 (OS Card Reference). SKE40718.

<13> 1963, Field report for monument TR 12 NW 4 - March, 1963, OS Field Report of Martello Tower No.24 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5320.

<14> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2010, Negative Watching Brief: Dymchurch Martello Tower (24) (Unpublished document). SKE16767.

<15> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<16> Historic England, Archive material associated with Dymchurch Martello Towers (Archive). SKE54503.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: AM Eng & Wales 1961 59 (MOW).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 22.03.63.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1979.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: HBMC Guardianship List NS Feb 1984 3.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Martello Towers 1972 91 (S Sutcliffe).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett).
  • <8> Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 23 4 85.
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Antiquity 43 1969 256 (editorial).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 263 (J Newman).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Rec Form 3 11 86.
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: 1963. Field report for monument TR 12 NW 4 - March, 1963. OS Field Report of Martello Tower No.24.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2010. Negative Watching Brief: Dymchurch Martello Tower (24).
  • <15> Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
  • <16> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Dymchurch Martello Towers.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Negative watching brief, Dymchurch Martello Tower (24) (Ref: DMT/WB-10) (EKE11018)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Ref: 46565.02) (EWX8094)

Record last edited

Nov 25 2021 2:58PM