Lindeth Tower
| Lindeth Tower | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within the City of Lancaster district | |
| General information | |
| Type | Summerhouse |
| Location | Silverdale, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°09′37″N 2°49′35″W / 54.1603°N 2.8265°WCoordinates: 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 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 2 May 1968 |
| Reference 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 50s and her novel Ruth was written there. Lindeth Tower is a Grade II listed building.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Lancashire Life, Silverdale Tower - Elizabeth Gaskell's Lancashire inspiration, Monday 13 June 2011
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002) North Lancashire, Yale University Press
- ↑ British Listed Buildings:Lindeth Tower, accessed 15 June 2014