Memorials & monuments · Yorkshire & the Humber
Wainhouse Tower
Wainhouse Tower is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Sowerby Bridge · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wainhouse Tower is a public memorial in Yorkshire, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Halifax parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge, about 1.7 km away. Postcode area HX2.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wainhouse Tower, sometimes called the "Tower of Spite", is a folly in the parish of King Cross, on the south-west side of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, in England. At 275 feet (84 m), it is the tallest structure in Calderdale and the tallest folly in the world, and was erected between 1871 and 1875. The main shaft is octagonal in shape and has a square base and 369 steps leading to the first of two viewing platforms which is open to the public, and a total of 405 to the top viewing platform which is usually closed to the public. The tower is open to the public during bank holidays, and is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
One driving force behind the erection of the viewing platforms was a long-standing feud between landowning neighbours John Edward Wainhouse (1817–1883) and Sir Henry Edwards (1812–1886). Edwards had boasted that he had the most private estate in Halifax, Pye Nest (demolished 1925–30), into which no one could see. As the estate was on land adjacent to the chimney's site, following the opening of the viewing platforms, Edwards could never claim privacy again. The tower was designed by architect Isaac Booth as a chimney to serve the Washer Lane dye works owned by Wainhouse. The height of the chimney was to satisfy the Smoke Abatement Act 1870 which required a tall chimney to carry smoke out of…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7124, -1.8827
- District
- Calderdale
- Parish
- Calderdale, unparished area
- Postcode
- HX2 7EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Halifax
- Nearest railway station
- Sowerby Bridge — 1.7 km
Sources
- osm: n447950211 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Wainhouse Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wainhouse Tower?
- Wainhouse Tower is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HX2 7EN), in the parish of Calderdale, unparished area.
- Is Wainhouse Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Wainhouse Tower is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Wainhouse Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Wainhouse Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wainhouse Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HX2 7EN.