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Martello Tower, Shingle Street

Martello Tower, Shingle Street

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Martello Tower, Shingle Street

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Location: Bawdsey, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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Alex Foxfield

December 5, 2024

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Martello Tower today hosts luxury accommodation but was once a defensive fort, built during the French Revolutionary Wars era. The British government built around 140 such towers across the British Empire during the early 19th century. It's a conspicuous sight in Shingle Street, a small coastal settlement that's in danger of falling victim of coastal erosion and flooding over the next two decades.

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Tuesday 19 May

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Location: Bawdsey, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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