Gallery 2 - Glenthorne Beach to Coombe Martin
Lynmouth Harbour
The Rhenish Tower was built (c.1860 ) by General Rawdon to store salt water for indoor baths.
It was later fitted with an electric light for use as a beacon.
A small stone tower with machicolated balconies, built in imitation of look-out towers on the Rhine in Germany.
The tower was badly damaged during the August 1952 flood and faithfully rebuilt in 1954.
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Date: 14/05/2019
Location: SS 7224 4962