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Post by malcolm on Apr 28, 2008 13:25:44 GMT
OK - this is a new one on me -
I came across a postcard showing "Ethel Tower" -
in this area - I know what it is referring to -
Does anyone else know where it is and why it has that name?
Malcolm
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Post by Andy Wade on Apr 28, 2008 22:25:25 GMT
Did a quick Google search and found a statement on this webpage: api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photoset.gne?set=72157601796778066&nsid=7529477@N03&lang=en-usLund's Tower was built in 1897 by a Mr James Lund. It is possible the tower was built either to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, or to celebrate the 21st birthday of Mr Lund's daughter Ethel. The tower is also known as Ethel's Tower or the Salt Pot. The tower is open and there is a steep, dimly lit, spiral staircase running inside the tower to a viewing platform on the top.Of course there is no proof of this, (and the above comment is a bit speculative) but I expect a search of the census might pick up whether or not Mr James Lund actually had a daughter called Ethel.
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Post by malcolm on Apr 28, 2008 23:14:07 GMT
Cheers Andy - Spot on - It is 'Lund's Tower' as I know it - I just never knew it was ever called "Ethel Tower" until I saw the postcard.
Malcolm
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Post by fsharpminor on Apr 29, 2008 11:36:13 GMT
Is this the one I always knew as Jubilee Tower, up above Steeton ??
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Post by malcolm on Apr 29, 2008 14:55:08 GMT
No, the one I was referring to is a similar structure looking over Cowling & Sutton - with Wainman's Monument a few hundred yards (sorry metres) away - affectionately known as the 'Salt' & 'Pepper' Pots.
Malcolm
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Post by fsharpminor on May 1, 2008 9:57:34 GMT
Ah I think I always knew them as Cowling Pinnacle and Sutton Stoop !
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Post by malcolm on May 1, 2008 10:29:10 GMT
Just shows what different generations call places - "tuddywark corner" springs to mind
Just another tease for those 'greyling geeks' like myself - anyone else will be saying "What? - Eh?, whatever" etc
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