"One man's obsession with Martello Towers has resulted in this detailed website" - Anglia TV

The South Coast Martello Towers

1804-2004 - the bicentenary begins!

20-21 October 2004 was a double anniversary for the South Coast Martello Towers. Found out why

Foundation to Firestep

Tower 15 in scaffolding (Steve Popple)To celebrate 200 years of the South Coast Martello Towers Foundation to Firestep follows their construction in real time using contemporary reports.

Latest Report:

"The Carriage Department at Woolwich have mounted one of the Howitzers intended for the Towers on the Coast, so as to fire in a Radius..."
- Quoted from PRO WO 55/778 Read more

Twinned with the Western Heights

The Western Heights Today

Site updated: 31 January 2009

This design is just one stage in a complete overhaul of the site. More about the redesign and latest update

The East Coast Martello Towers

Tower CC

Should this website expand to cover the towers of Essex and Suffolk? Read more

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An eclectic mix of 20th century military history:

http://www.pillbox.org.uk/

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Support the Resolution Project!

Tower 66

 

The Resolution Project has been diving and researching a shipwreck in Norman's Bay since 2005 and has put forward a proposal to turn Tower 66 into a heritage and education centre.

Please lend your support to this worthy cause and help bring a derelict tower back to life!

More details at: http://www.resolutionproject.co.uk

 

See also my blog entry


The Defence of East Sussex Project

During the invasion scare of 1940-41, the Martello Towers once again found themselves in the front line and occupied by military forces. They are therefore included in the Defence of East Sussex Project at http://www.pillbox.org.uk/.