If you’ve been to the beach at Chalkwell and looked out into the river you will probably have noticed an eight meter high obelisk standing out in the river.
This is the Crowstone and it was built in the 1800's, but in the summer of 2021 it was given grade two listed status.
Allan Brodie, the Senior Architectural Investigator at Historic England and author of The Seafront, joins Owen to discuss it's importance and why this landmark has been given listed status along with out seaside gems around the coast of Britain.
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