Lindeth Tower
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. A slate plaque bears the wording "Erected 1842 by H.P. Fleetwood Esq". 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.
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References
- ^ "Lindeth Tower, Silverdale". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Lindeth Tower (1071845)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hartwell, Clare and Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) North Lancashire, Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ^ Lindeth Tower, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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