Follies · South East England
Luttrell's Tower
Luttrell's Tower — Folly or eyecatcher.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Exbury Central · 5.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Luttrell's Tower is a folly — a piece of decorative architecture built more for the view than any practical purpose — in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Folly or eyecatcher.". Coordinates: 50.8059°, -1.3245°.
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Heritage listing
Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire, England, near the village of Calshot. It has a six-storey circular stair turret extending above the rest. It stands on the shore of the Solent, close to the grounds of Eaglehurst House. It is owned by the Landmark Trust.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North Solent SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Solent & Southampton Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire, England, near the village of Calshot. It has a six-storey circular stair turret extending above the rest. It stands on the shore of the Solent, close to the grounds of Eaglehurst House. It is owned by the Landmark Trust.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The tower was built circa 1780 for Temple Simon Luttrell by Thomas Sandby, who was a founder member and first Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy. Temple Luttrell was a Member of Parliament who was allegedly involved in smuggling on the south coast (though no firm evidence of this exists). Once the goods were on the mainland, the proximity of Southampton would have made distribution expeditious. In the early 19th century the tower was sold to Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan. His youngest daughter, Gioia, was christened at Fawley Church in 1916. Steps down to the beach were added in 1927 to a design by Clough Williams-Ellis. During World War 2 the tower was taken over by the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8059, -1.3245
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Fawley
- Postcode
- SO45 1BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Established
- 1780
- Nearest railway station
- Exbury Central — 5.3 km
Sources
- osm: w44845670 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Luttrell's Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lutterells Tower looks out over the Western Solent - geograph.org.uk - 1707214.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Luttrell's Tower?
- Luttrell's Tower is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO45 1BT), in the parish of Fawley.
- When was Luttrell's Tower built?
- Built or established in 1780.
- Who owns Luttrell's Tower?
- Luttrell's Tower is owned by Landmark Trust.
- Is Luttrell's Tower a listed building?
- Luttrell's Tower is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Luttrell's Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Luttrell's Tower is part of the North Solent SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Luttrell's Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Luttrell's Tower is free to enter.