"One man's obsession with Martello Towers has resulted in this detailed website" - Anglia TV
20-21 October 2004 was a double anniversary for the South Coast Martello Towers. Found out why
To celebrate 200 years of the South Coast Martello Towers Foundation to Firestep follows their construction in real time using contemporary reports.
"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
This design is just one stage in a complete overhaul of the site. More about the redesign and latest update
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:
Martello Tower No.61 at Pevensey is currently on the market.
This fascinating conversion incorporates the WW2 additions.
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/.
