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 the Preston banker Hesketh Fleetwood. 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.[1][2][3][4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Riley, Susan,"Silverdale Tower - Elizabeth Gaskell's Lancashire inspiration" Lancashire Life, 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ Hartwell, Clare and Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) North Lancashire, Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  3. ^ Lindeth Tower, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Lindeth Tower (1071845)". National Heritage List for England.
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