Harwich; The Blockhouse of the Tower

Has been described as a Certain Artillery Fort

There are no visible remains

NameHarwich; The Blockhouse of the Tower
Alternative NamesHarwich Castle, The Castle Tower
Historic CountryEssex
Modern AuthorityEssex
1974 AuthorityEssex
Civil ParishHarwich

Vanished Henry VIII artillery work built 1543, abandoned 1553 and brought back into short term use in 1588.

Gatehouse Comments

This was an adaptation of the C14 large tower or castle and was demolished in 1625 to make way for Kings Quay fort.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTM259328
Latitude51.9482192993164
Longitude1.28707003593445
Eastings625990
Northings232870
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Books

  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 32
  • Kent, Peter, 1988, Fortifications of East Anglia (Lavenham: Ternence Dalton)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 147
  • Weaver, L.T., 1975, The Harwich Story
  • Page, Wm and Round, J.H. (eds), 1907, VCH Essex Vol. 2 p. 269-71

Journals

  • Trollope, C., 1983, 'The defences of Harwich' Fort Vol. 11 p. 5-30
  • Kenyon, J.R., 1981 'Early Artillery Fortifications in England and Wales: a Preliminary Survey and Re-appraisal' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 138 p. 226

Other

  • 1999, Harwich Historic Town Assessment Report (Essex County Council) Download copy