Site of Martello Tower I, Battery Point, Frinton (EHER 46608)
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Summary
Site of Martello tower built in 1810-12 sold for building materials and demolished in 1819.Sections of the boundary ditch survived as earthworks in 2007.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2351 1885 (52m by 45m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Site of Martello Tower I, sold for building materials in 1819. Sections of the boundary ditch survive as earthworks in 2007. <4>
Site on first edition OS as Frinton Battery House. <1>
Towers G, H and I which guarded the Holland Marshes were sold by auction with the land that went with them in April 1819 at the Bell Inn, Thorpe, they fetched £2,675 and they were pulled down immediately. The first tower, G, was on a little hill near to the Sluice House, and its site is still known as Tower Hill; at the sale it realised £775. H stood in the centre of the present Frinton Golf Course its materials were used for farm buildings at Kirby.
The last of the three towers, I, was near Battery Point, Frinton. <2>
Tower and battery demolished shortly after sale of property in 1822. <3>
Additional references <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX43340 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1861-1876. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (1st edition). 25".
- <2> SEX93 Bibliographic reference: Sutcliffe, S.. 1972. Martello Towers. pp103-106.
- <3> SEX53940 DESC TEXT: Went, D.. 1999. Martello Tower 'C', Lion Point, Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea. Appendix 1.
- <4> SEX76217 Report: Millward, J.. 2007. An assessment of the East Coast Martello towers.
- <5> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. AF00253.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1460883
- National Monuments Record: TM 21 NW 29