Lindeth Tower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lindeth Tower |
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| General information | |
| Type | Summerhouse |
| Location | Silverdale, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°09′37″N 2°49′35″W / 54.1603°N 2.8265°W |
| Completed | 1842 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Limestone rubble |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | H.P. Fleetwood |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Designated: | 2 May 1968 |
| Reference #: | 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.
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