St Osyth: Martello Tower A at Point Clear
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St Osyth: Martello Tower A at Point Clear
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 17 Mar 2019
The east coast Martello Towers were built between 1808 and 1812. 29 were built from St Osyth in Essex north-eastwards to Aldeburgh in Suffolk, and are named by Historic England in the same order from A to Z then AA to CC, so this is the first tower in the sequence. The east coast towers are not circular nor oval in plan, but more of a triangular ovoid for want of a better term. This one is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade II Listed Building. It is currently in use as the East Essex Aviation Society's Museum. The red and white stripes are on the front of World War I tank in front of the tower. For an image taken from the same viewpoint nearly 9 years earlier please see John's Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
51.801037
Longitude
1.019815