The Rhenish Tower on the pier at Lynmouth, Devon, is thought to have been built around 1832, perhaps as a beacon for ships entering the harbour. It was originally a squarish tower built of rubble stone. In c.1852 brick balconies with turret-like machicolations were added to make the plain tower more attractive. It acquired the title, the Rhenish Tower, because of similarities with towers by the River Rhine. A further use was made of the tower in the C19 when bathing water was collected there and piped to the nearby Bath Hotel for "therapeutic" sea-water bathing.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Nikon Z 5
