Lindeth Tower

Summerhouse in Lancashire, England
54°09′37″N 2°49′35″W / 54.1603°N 2.8265°W / 54.1603; -2.8265Completed1842Technical detailsMaterialLimestone rubbleFloor count3Design and constructionArchitect(s)H.P. Fleetwood
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2 May 1968Reference no.1071845

Lindeth Tower is a Victorian folly in Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an embattled square tower of three storeys. It was built in 1842 by Henry Paul Fleetwood, a distant relative of Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, the founder of Fleetwood.[1] A slate plaque bears the wording "Erected 1842 by H.P. Fleetwood Esq".[2] Elizabeth Gaskell stayed in the tower in the 1840s and 1850s and her novel Ruth was written there. Lindeth Tower is a Grade II listed building.[3][4][5][2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Lindeth Tower, Silverdale". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Lindeth Tower (1071845)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. ^ Riley, Susan (13 June 2011). "Silverdale Tower - Elizabeth Gaskell's Lancashire inspiration". Lancashire Life. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ Hartwell, Clare and Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) North Lancashire, Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  5. ^ Lindeth Tower, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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