Buzza Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly now used as a camera obscura.
Buzza Tower | |
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Location in the Isles of Scilly | |
Alternative names | King Edward Memorial Tower |
General information | |
Coordinates | 49°54′48.28″N 6°18′38.87″W / 49.9134111°N 6.3107972°W |
Opened | 1821 |
Designations | Grade II listed[1] |
The tower was built in 1821 as a windmill.[2] It was restored in 1912 as a memorial to King Edward VII when the exterior was provided with sheltered seating.[3]
Between 2012 and 2014 the tower was restored and a camera obscura was installed which opened to the public in 2014.[4]