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Latitude: 50.8247 / 50°49'28"N
Longitude: -0.131 / 0°7'51"W
OS Eastings: 531738
OS Northings: 104461
OS Grid: TQ317044
Mapcode National: GBR JP4.9Q1
Mapcode Global: FRA B6MX.DSJ
Plus Code: 9C2XRVF9+VJ
Entry Name: Tower and Attached Walls in Tarner Recreation Ground
Listing Date: 20 August 1971
Last Amended: 26 August 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1380982
English Heritage Legacy ID: 481325
ID on this website: 101380982
Location: Tarner Park, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN2
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward/Division: Queen's Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex
Church of England Parish: Brighton The Chapel
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
Tagged with: Tower
BRIGHTON
TQ3104SE SUSSEX STREET
577-1/41/886 (South side)
20/08/71 Tower and attached walls in Tarner
Recreation Ground
(Formerly Listed as:
SUSSEX STREET
Ornamental Tower in the Blaker
Recreation Ground)
II
Lookout tower. Mid C19. Said to have been built by the
merchant Edwin Tarner so that he could sight ships coming into
port across the Channel. Knapped and squared flint with brick
dressings. Roof obscured by parapet. 2 cylindrical stages, the
top setting back to form a walkway. Segmental-arched brick
openings with brick jambs on the cardinal points of both
stages; top stage has 2 continuous brick lacing courses. Brick
and stone coping to bottom stage; brick coping to top stage.
Tower straddles terrace walling of cobble and brick, which is
included in this listing. Originally these grounds were part
of the Tarner House grounds, No.1 Tilbury Place (qv).
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-: 30B).
Listing NGR: TQ3173804461
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