MARTELLO TOWER NO. 74

The Martello Tower


The Kathleen Aires room will be closed until 18th April, while we prepare for a new exhibition of H.H. Evans pictures.  This means that we will be unable to show the Sea Defences video.

Our next talk is “Entertaining the Troops – The story of ENSA and the Theatres of War”, by Pete Allen,
Friday 8 May 2026 7:00pm at the Little Theatre, Steyne Road. Doors open 6:30pm.
This event requires pre-booking.  More…

One of our volunteers, Ben Franks, runs a number of Seaford history related Blogs, which you can access from our Links and Documents page

The latest Blog is about an album of over 80 images from a camera group at the Downs School for Young Ladies in Seaford during and just prior to WW1. They described themselves as the “Camera Fiends”.

Take a virtual tour of the museum here.

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Are you interested in the extraordinary history of Seaford? If so, the Heritage Society is the organisation for you.
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Earliest known photograph of the Tower, taken around 1840

Tower History

Built to ward off the threat of invasion by Napoleon over 200 years ago, the Tower is one of the few that are open to the public.
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The Martello Cannon

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Lawrence Chowen is a documentary film maker  from Seaford and he has produced an excellent film about Seaford Museum, the Tower and the people involved.

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Looking for something to do with the children? Pop down to Seaford Museum in the Martello Tower and join in our Egg Hunt. It may

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