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The tower is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled monument.<ref name=britishlisted>{{britlist|175512|Martello Tower No 24, Dymchurch}}</ref>  
The tower is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled monument.<ref name=britishlisted>{{britlist|175512|Martello Tower No 24, Dymchurch}}</ref>  


The tower, along with several other Martello towers, was built at the opening of the nineteenth century, during the Napoleonic Wars, as part of a coastal defence programme. It was placed to protect the gates of marsh sluices with its counterpart Tower no 25 (which is now largely derelict).<ref name=dymchurch>{{cite web| title=DYMCHURCH MARTELLO TOWER,
The tower, along with several other Martello towers, was built at the opening of the nineteenth century, during the Napoleonic Wars, as part of a coastal defence programme. It was placed to protect the gates of marsh sluices with its counterpart Tower no 25 (which is now largely derelict).<ref name=dymchurch>[http://www.dymchurch.org/history/dymchurchmartellotower.pdf Dymchurch Martello Tower, Kent] (pdf) from ''dymchurch.org''</ref>
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Tower 23 was restored externally in the early 1970s<ref>Sheila Sutcliffe {{Google books|b062YixS9s8C|Martello Towers|page=9}}</ref> and is currently a private residence. Tower 24 was then restored using Tower 23 as a guide. In 1969, it became the first Martello tower to be opened to the public and remains as a museum of the Martello Towers, owned by [[English Heritage]].
Tower 23 was restored externally in the early 1970s<ref>Sheila Sutcliffe {{Google books|b062YixS9s8C|Martello Towers|page=9}}</ref> and is currently a private residence. Tower 24 was then restored using Tower 23 as a guide. In 1969, it became the first Martello tower to be opened to the public and remains as a museum of the Martello Towers, owned by [[English Heritage]].

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Dymchurch Martello Tower

Kent


Tower 24, Martello Tower, Dymnchurch
Type: Martello Tower
Location
Grid reference: TR10162925
Location: 51°1’38"N, 0°59’45"E
History
Built 1805
Information
Owned by: English Heritage
Website: Dymchurch Martello Tower

Dymchurch Martello Tower, known also as Tower 24, is a Martello tower on the English Channel coast at Dymchurch in Kent. It stands immediately behind the sea wall.

The tower is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled monument.[1]

The tower, along with several other Martello towers, was built at the opening of the nineteenth century, during the Napoleonic Wars, as part of a coastal defence programme. It was placed to protect the gates of marsh sluices with its counterpart Tower no 25 (which is now largely derelict).[2]

Tower 23 was restored externally in the early 1970s[3] and is currently a private residence. Tower 24 was then restored using Tower 23 as a guide. In 1969, it became the first Martello tower to be opened to the public and remains as a museum of the Martello Towers, owned by English Heritage.

The tower has a 24 pounder muzzle-loading cannon on the gun platform.[2]

Outside links

References

  1. Martello Tower No 24, Dymchurch - British Listed Buildings
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dymchurch Martello Tower, Kent (pdf) from dymchurch.org
  3. Sheila Sutcliffe Martello Towers, p. 9, at Google Books