Survey Data
Reg No
14401601
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1790 - 1795
Coordinates
272285, 276453
Date Recorded
11/07/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding tower, dated 1791, in the form of a giant Doric column, surmounted by glazed lantern. Dressed limestone walls with string courses, dentils, and dressings including plaque inscribed: "THIS PILLAR WAS DESIGNED/BY HENRY BAKER ESQr. ARCHITECT/WAS EXECUTED BY Mr./JOSEPH BECK STONE CUTTER/Mr. OWEN McCABE HEAD MASON/Mr. BARTLE REILY OVERSEER/ANNO 1791". Square-headed, round-headed and pointed-arched openings with ashlar limestone surrounds and hood and label mouldings.
Appraisal
This tower was designed by Henry Aaron Baker for the First Earl of Bective in memory of his father Sir Thomas Taylor. The tower is of apparent architectural design and detail. The masonry was clearly executed by skilled masons and is enhanced by the ashlar and carved dressings. The tower was used to view horse racing and the hunt in the nineteenth century.