Garrison Tower
Historic site in Isles of Scilly, England
Garrison Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
The tower was built in the 17th century as a windmill. By 1750 it was abandoned and in a ruined condition. The remains were converted to a lookout tower in the 1830s by HM Coastguard.
In 1869, the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette obtained it as a lookout post to report shipping movements. It was taken over by Lloyd's of London in 1871.
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- Signal station, the Garrison, St. Mary's - geograph.org.uk - 936283.jpg by Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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