What is recorded here
Martello Tower at Jaywick, Essex is a castle, fort or tower in Tendring, England. Perhaps soldiers stood inside when ships appeared on the horizon. Maybe the tower still holds the shape of that vigil. Imagine a gun barrel pointing out to sea, waiting for a threat that never came.
A named place photographed at this map point in Tendring.
Built by the British government in the early 19th century as part of a defensive network against potential French invasion, the Martello Tower at Jaywick is remembered as a relic of the Napoleonic Wars and an example of coastal defense architecture in England.
Places near here
'Never Say Die' public house, Jaywick, EssexOld home or work place · 1.1 mi
Jaywick Sands BeachBeach / strand · 1.1 mi
St Clere's HallListed building · 1.4 mi
Hasty's Adventure Farm ParkHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Martello Tower at Clacton-on-Sea, EssexCastle, fort or tower · 2.0 mi
Martello tower E, 300m south west of junction of Marine Parade West and Wash Lane, Clacton-on-SeaScheduled monument · 2.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionScheduled monument · 2.1 mi
Greensward BeachBeach / strand · 2.3 mi
Statue on the promenadeMonument or public art · 2.7 mi
Martin's Farm Country ParkNature reserve · 3.2 mi
Hartley WoodWood · 3.3 mi
Martello Tower and T34Castle, fort or tower · 3.8 miOther information
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0