Buzza Tower

Buzza Tower
Buzza Tower
King Edward Memorial Tower
Location	St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Coordinates	49°54′48″N 6°18′39″W / 49.913411°N 6.310797°W
Built	1821
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Buzza Tower
Designated	14 December 1992
Reference no.	1291886
	Location of Buzza Tower in Isles of Scilly

Buzza Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly now used as a camera obscura.

The tower was built in 1821 as a windmill.^[1] It was restored in 1912 as a memorial to King Edward VII when the exterior was provided with sheltered seating.^[2]

Between 2012 and 2014 the tower was restored and a camera obscura was installed which opened to the public in 2014.^[3]

References

^ Goodwin, J (1993). "Granite towers on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly". Cornish Archaeology. 32: 128–139.
^ "Island Memorial to the Late King Edward". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. Ireland. 3 August 1912. Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Buzza Tower Brought Back To Life By New Visitor Attraction". Scilly Today. Ireland. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[1] Goodwin, J (1993). "Granite towers on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly". Cornish Archaeology. 32: 128–139.

[2] "Island Memorial to the Late King Edward". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. Ireland. 3 August 1912. Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Buzza Tower Brought Back To Life By New Visitor Attraction". Scilly Today. Ireland. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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