What is recorded here
Martello Tower at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex is a castle, fort or tower in Tendring, England. Perhaps soldiers watched the horizon for sails that never came. Maybe the stone still holds the heat of a hundred bonfires. Imagine a gun barrel pointing at empty sea, waiting for a ghost ship to appear.
A named place photographed at this map point in Tendring.
Built by the British government in the early 19th century as part of a coastal defense system against potential French invasion, the Martello Tower at Clacton-on-Sea is remembered as a historic example of Napoleonic-era military architecture.
Places near here
Martello tower E, 300m south west of junction of Marine Parade West and Wash Lane, Clacton-on-SeaScheduled monument · 64 yd
Greensward BeachBeach / strand · 571 yd
Martello Tower and Brick Lined MoatListed building · 914 yd
Palace BeachBeach / strand · 1021 yd
Hasty's Adventure Farm ParkHeritage attraction · 1163 yd
Clacton Seafront GardensRegistered park or garden · 1175 yd
Charity Wishing Well, Clacton-on-Sea, EssexOld or holy well · 1288 yd
Statue on the promenadeMonument or public art · 1297 yd
Martello Tower at Jaywick, EssexCastle, fort or tower · 2.0 mi
Burrsville Park MeadowsNature reserve · 2.3 mi
Brook Country ParkNature reserve · 2.3 mi
Pier at Clacton-on-SeaHeritage place · 1233 ydOther information
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0