Constructed by Trinity House as a navigation mark for ships sailing in and out of the busy port of Harwich.

Venue for ‘tea parties’ - highly sociable meetings of the wealthy.

Used during the Napoleonic Wars as a look out, beacon and signalling station.

The Royal Navy used signalling flags and semaphore at the Tower to practise manoeuvres out at sea.

Used by the military in WWI with sentry boxes added on two elevations, enabling a wide survey of the Orwell estuary.

Became a radar tower during WWII with operators stationed in the Tower and a Chain Home Low Radar Dish installed on the roof.

Used by the American Airforce for communication during the ‘Cold War’ era.

Harwich Haven Port Authority, the police and coastguard all had communications aerials mounted on the top of the Tower.

The Tower was bought by the current owners. It’s derelict state meant it was on Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk’ register.

After extensive restoration including reinstatement of the castellations at the top, the Towers doors were opened to the public for the first time in its history.

Further restoration was undertaken with the assistance of Historic England, costing £250,000.

As custodians of the Naze Tower our purpose is to maintain, promote and run this historic landmark so it can be enjoyed by the public now and in the future.