Layer Marney Tower was built for Henry, 1st lord of Marney in about 1515 and was finished by 1525 when his son died. It is the tallest Tudor Gatehouse in the country. Built to the latest fashion, they used the Italian techniques and designs recently brought to the Court by Henry VIII.
The Marney family had lived at layer Marney for about 350 years before Henry, 1st Lord Marney started building Layer Marney Tower in the early years of King Henry VIII's reign.
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Henry, 1st Lord Marney, died in 1523 and the work was continued by his son John for two more years. His premature death brought the project to a halt, leaving the courtyard unfinished.
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