View of Martello Towers near Bexhill, looking towards Beachy Head

John F Tennant (1796 - 1872)

Towner

1835

The picture is of considerable local interest, showing the Martello Towers in the Pevensey Level area about twenty-five years after they were built as a defence against a possible Napoleonic invasion. They are situated between Hastings and Bexhill. Many of the Towers have since crumbled into the sea or been obscured by housing and industrial development.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 47 x 69cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1000 ( Total: £4,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1979
• Vendor: Pawsey and Payne

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