TR 12 NW 34 - MARTELLO TOWER NUMBER 25 - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TR 12 NW 34 - MARTELLO TOWER NUMBER 25

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1806 to 1806. Martello Tower No. 25 is one of a pair with no. 24 (TR 12 NW 4) guarding the main Marshland Sluice at the west end of Dymchurch village. They are the last surviving pair of towers in this formation. No. 25 has been restored on the outside only with the building of a new roof.

Location

Grid reference	TR 1001 2903 (point)
Map sheet	TR12NW
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT

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

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

<2> F1 ASP 22-MAR-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42236.

<3> Martello Towers 1972 91 (S Sutcliffe) (OS Card Reference). SKE46561.

<4> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112 (OS Card Reference). SKE40688.

<5> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 37 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43684.

<5> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 37 (D Bennett) (Monograph). SKE7811.

<6> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 263 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37858.

<7> DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 23 April 1985 25 (OS Card Reference). SKE40347.

<8> DOE (IAM) Record form 3 11 86 (OS Card Reference). SKE40745.

<9> 1963, Field report for Martello Tower No.25 TR 12 NW 3 - March, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5319.

<10> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Pers Comm EH to KCC 27.1.98 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<11> Historic England, Archive material associated with Dymchurch Martello Towers (Archive). SKE54503.

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE42236 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 22-MAR-1963.
<3> SKE46561 OS Card Reference: Martello Towers 1972 91 (S Sutcliffe).
<4> SKE40688 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112.
<5> SKE43684 OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 37 (D Bennett).
<5> SKE7811 Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 37 (D Bennett).
<6>XY SKE37858 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 263 (J Newman). [Mapped feature: #32654 Martello tower, ]
<7> SKE40347 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 23 April 1985 25.
<8> SKE40745 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Record form 3 11 86.
<9> SKE5319 Bibliographic reference: 1963. Field report for Martello Tower No.25 TR 12 NW 3 - March, 1963.
<10> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Pers Comm EH to KCC 27.1.98.
<11> SKE54503 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Dymchurch Martello Towers.

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Listed Building (II) 1344174: MARTELLO TOWER NUMBER 25

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Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Nov 23 2021 4:35PM