Site of Martello Tower H, Holland Marsh (EHER 46609)
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Summary
Site of Martello tower H, sold for building materials in 1819, small sections of boundary ditch survive in 2007.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 2279 1812 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRINTON AND WALTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Site of Martello tower H, sold for building materials in 1819, small sections of boundary ditch survive 2007. <3>
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. <1>
Tower H was the only one in Essex that did not have a supporting battery. It was demolished in 1819. <2>
Additional reference <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX93 Bibliographic reference: Sutcliffe, S.. 1972. Martello Towers. pp103-106.
- <2> SEX53940 DESC TEXT: Went, D.. 1999. Martello Tower 'C', Lion Point, Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea. pp2-3 and Appendix 1.
- <3> SEX76217 Report: Millward, J.. 2007. An assessment of the East Coast Martello towers.
- <4> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. AF00253.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1460880
- National Monuments Record: TM 21 NW 28