Monument record FEX 076 - Martello Tower Q (PMed)

Built 1810-1812.
`Martello Tower Q' & `Battery' to S, shown on 1st edition OS map (S1).
Appears to survive relatively intact within modern estate 1:10,000 map (S2).
Series of photographs (of 1878-1880) of battery in archive (T/Arc/Archive field proj/Felixstowe).
The following description is from a early 19th century plan of Tower and Battery Q. There is sunk in raised area of ground. Iron bridge links the tower to the surrounding land. Around the tower a ditch has been dug to provide more security. The triangular battery facing the sea looks secure and gives a good view towards the sea. On the left side of the triangle a magazine can be found, on the right a guard room.
From a picture taken in 1887 we can see cannons (S3) on the Martello Tower, a fence encloses the tower.
From pictures taken in 1883 (S4) and 1885 (S5) we can see some military men dismantling the guns. Tthe wall of the battery starts to look a little damaged.
(S3) (S4) (S5) SCC Database file, T/arc/Colin/martellos
During the Second World War the tower was used as the control tower for the Harwich Gun Defended Area, and as such co-ordinated the Anti-Aircraft fire over the destroyer base (S3)