Tower 42 was used by the Coast Guard, and in 1832 the Chief Boatman and another man who were stationed in the tower were killed in a fight with smugglers. The tower is said to have been demolished to make way for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. This is unlikely, as the railway was too far inland to require the tower to be destroyed. It is now believed that the tower was undermined by the sea during 1840. The hard stone and other material from the site was subsequently sold for £217 9s 6d, and used in the construction of St. Mark's Church at Cooden.
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