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Martello tower no 5 at Folkestone School for Girls is a coastal defence fortification erected during the Napoleonic Wars, part of the extensive chain of Martello towers constructed along the Kent coast in the early nineteenth century. The tower is a circular or polygonal brick structure, characteristic of the Martello tower design, built to provide defensive artillery positions against potential French invasion during a period of heightened security around 1805–1810. Located at Folkestone in Kent, the tower represents the military engineering response to the Napoleonic threat and survives as a scheduled ancient monument. The structure was later incorporated into the grounds of Folkestone School for Girls, demonstrating how these military installations were sometimes repurposed or absorbed into civilian institutional landscapes during subsequent centuries.
Martello tower no 5 at Folkestone School for Girls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017172. View the official record →
Martello tower no 5 at Folkestone School for Girls is a coastal defence fortification erected during the Napoleonic Wars, part of the extensive chain of Martello towers constructed along the Kent coast in the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017172.
Martello tower no 5 at Folkestone School for Girls is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017172.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandgate Castle (0.4 km), Martello tower no 7, Sandgate, Folkestone (0.9 km), Martello tower no 9, Sandgate, Folkestone (1.8 km).
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