TR 23 NW 320 - MARTELLO TOWER NO 2 - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TR 23 NW 320 - MARTELLO TOWER NO 2

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1806 to 1999 Martello Tower umber 2 was built in 1806 as a gun post against a possible Napoleonic invasion, to plans by Colonel Twiss and Captain Ford. The circular tower is built of brick with rendered walls and comprises two-storeys with a flat roof. The tower was converted to a dwelling house in the late 20th century. Scheduled.

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Grid reference	TR 23979 36980 (point)
Map sheet	TR23NW
Civil Parish	FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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MARTELLO TOWER (Post Medieval to Modern - 1806 AD to 2050 AD)

Full Description

Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

<1> OS 50" 1956 (OS Card Reference). SKE48292.

<2> AM Eng & Wales 1961 59 (OS Card Reference). SKE33010.

<3> F1 CFW 24.04.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42738.

<4> Letter (HBMC) 28 3 85 (OS Card Reference). SKE46035.

<5> Bldgs of Eng NE and E Kent 1980 327 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37796.

<6> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 40 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43681.

<7> Martello Towers 1972 86 (S Sutcliffe) (OS Card Reference). SKE46556.

<8> DOE(HHR) Amendment Dist of Shepway Kent 29 4 86 (OS Card Reference). SKE40805.

<9> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<10> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 28 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5613.

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--- SKE6815 Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.
<1> SKE48292 OS Card Reference: OS 50" 1956.
<2> SKE33010 OS Card Reference: AM Eng & Wales 1961 59.
<3> SKE42738 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 24.04.64.
<4> SKE46035 OS Card Reference: Letter (HBMC) 28 3 85.
<5> SKE37796 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng NE and E Kent 1980 327 (J Newman).
<6> SKE43681 OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 40 (D Bennett).
<7> SKE46556 OS Card Reference: Martello Towers 1972 86 (S Sutcliffe).
<8> SKE40805 OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Amendment Dist of Shepway Kent 29 4 86.
<9>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #32478 Martello tower, ]
<10> SKE5613 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 28 - April, 1964.

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2022 12:23PM