Tower 1 stands 200 feet up on the cliffs above East Wear Bay, within sight of Towers 2 and 3 below, all of which could have benefitted from the addition of moats. It was quite possibly used by the Coast Blockade and Coast Guard, but was described as unoccupied and missing its outer skin of brickwork as early as 1870.1
The tower may have been occupied during the Second World war, but if so, was abandoned soon afterwards.
By the 1970's Folkestone Corporation had bought the tower and begun repair work.2 By the 1990's, the stucco cement rendering had been replaced with one of brick, and with a ground-level door and extra windows added at both floor levels, the tower became a residence. The photographs show the hoist probably used during the renovation work, hanging over the parapet.
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