Nicolle Tower
| Nicolle Tower | |
|---|---|
The tower. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Folly with military additions. |
| Address | La Rue au Blancq, St. Clement, Jersey. |
| Town or city | Parish of St. Clement |
| Country | Jersey |
| Coordinates | 49°10′25″N 2°04′14″W / 49.173496°N 2.070478°W |
| Construction started | 1821 |
| Completed | 1821 |
| Owner | Landmark Trust |
| Website | |
| www | |
Nicolle Tower is a tower in the parish of St Clement in Jersey. It was built in 1821 for Philippe Nicolle as a hexagonal folly house on the site of an earlier navigation tower on Mont Ubé.[1][2] It is adjacent to the Mont Ubé dolmen.
During the occupation of the Channel Islands the German forces made some modifications to this tower, extending its height with a new top floor, including narrow windows, so that they could use the tower as an observation post. There are other structures near-by, including gun emplacements, and bunkers which were constructed during the occupation.[2]
The tower today
Nicolle Tower is a listed building, restored and owned by the Landmark Trust, and is used as short-let holiday accommodation.[3]
External links
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References
- ^ "HistoricEnvironmentDetail". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ a b "20 incredible buildings where you can spend the night". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "The Landmark Trust | Nicolle Tower". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.