Английская Википедия:Cranmore Tower
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Historic building The Cranmore Tower is a Шаблон:Convert tall 19th century folly in the parish of Cranmore, Somerset, England.[1] The site is Шаблон:Convert above sea level, and is the highest point on the Mendip Way.
The tower was built in 1862-1864, by Thomas Henry Wyatt for John Moore Paget of Cranmore Hall (now part of All Hallows Preparatory School). There is a viewing area at the top with pair of semi-circular headed openings to each face with a restored iron-railed balcony beneath each pair. A similar balcony just over halfway up is continued right round the tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[2]
In World War II it was used as a lookout tower by the Home Guard and the Royal Corps of Signals.[3]
By 1984 the tower had fallen into disrepair and was sold to Donald Beaton who undertook repairs. During the course of the repairs the remains of a Roman fort with a hoard of coins was discovered adjacent to the tower. In 1988 it was sold again, this time to Nick Ridge who opened it to the public.[3] The tower was then acquired by followers of the Baháʼí Faith. Further restorations were carried out, including the installation of a new timber staircase to allow access to the balconies at the top of the tower at a height of Шаблон:Convert above sea level. From early 2008 the tower was open to the public, in particular being marketed as a romantic setting for proposals of marriage. The tower and its grounds are is now privately owned and visitors are no longer permitted.Шаблон:Cn
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- Grade II listed buildings in Mendip District
- Folly towers in England
- Towers in Somerset
- Observation towers in the United Kingdom
- Buildings and structures completed in 1864
- Listed towers in the United Kingdom
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