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The Friends of Martello24 is a Registered Charity, Number 1172376, which has been set up to advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of Martello Tower No. 24. This to be achieved particularly by working in partnership with English Heritage to manage the openings of Martello Tower No 24 to the public on a published regular basis.

Martello Tower No. 24 in Dymchurch High Street was one of 74 towers built along the south coast between 1805 and 1812 to resist the threatened French invasion. Of the 74 Martello Towers built on the Kent and Sussex coast, Martello24 is considered to be the best surviving example, being closest to its original condition and it can be seen as it was when occupied by the military in 1806. It has been restored to its original design and layout with almost all of the original tower still in place. The tower contains almost all of the features of the original design including brickwork, front and parapet doors, window openings, fireplaces, ventilation shafts, the original 24 pounder muzzle-loading cannon on the gun platform, parapet shot lockers, hauling rings, replica gunpowder barrels, and replica 'Brown Bess' muskets. The trust also has aims to work with the owners of other historic buildings in Dymchurch and the surrounding area to achieve greater awareness of these buildings