Wish Tower

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Wish Tower is a historic coastal Martello tower and prominent seafront landmark in the English seaside town of Eastbourne.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wish Tower canonical 2
Wish Tower Restaurant site 1
Wish Tower Slopes 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Martello tower
coastal fortification
historic building
architecturalStyle Martello tower
builtFor defence against Napoleonic invasion
category Grade II listed buildings in Eastbourne
Martello towers in the United Kingdom
Towers in East Sussex
constructionStartDate 1806
country United Kingdom
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 10 metres
era Napoleonic Wars
hasDefensiveFeature embrasures for cannon
roof gun platform
thick masonry walls
hasFunction artillery tower
coastal defence
hasLandmarkStatus prominent seafront landmark
hasNearbyStructure Wish Tower self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wish Tower Restaurant site
hasView Beachy Head
Eastbourne Pier
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building
heritageStatus protected historic monument
inception early 19th century
locatedIn East Sussex
Eastbourne
England
United Kingdom
Wish Tower self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wish Tower Slopes
locatedOn Eastbourne seafront promenade
surface form: Eastbourne promenade

English Channel coast
materialUsed brick
nearby Eastbourne Pier
Western Lawns, Eastbourne
operator Eastbourne Borough Council
ownedBy Eastbourne Borough Council
partOf Eastbourne seafront promenade
surface form: Eastbourne seafront

Martello tower chain
Napoleonic-era defences in England
publicAccess exterior accessible
surroundedBy Wish Tower Gardens
threatenedBy coastal erosion
touristAttraction yes
usedFor public amenity
tourism

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastbourne hasLandmark Wish Tower
Wish Tower locatedIn Wish Tower self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wish Tower Slopes
Wish Tower hasNearbyStructure Wish Tower self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wish Tower Restaurant site