Looking northwards from the summit of Beacon Hill
If looking toward the horizon (near the left side of the photo) we can just see Wainhouse Tower rising above the landscape which was one of the places I use to explore as a kid. According to WiKi the Tower was owned by John Edward Wainhouse (1817-1883) and was in fact destined to be a chimney for his Dye Works lower in the valley. However in 1874 John Wainhouse sold the mill to his works manager who refused to
pay the cost of building the chimney so Wainhouse kept the tower for
himself and used it as an observatory. In my day the tower was neglected and open to anyone who happened by and was a great place for kid like myself with an explorers mind to play. Today Wainhouse Tower after being restored (wasn't safe) to it's former glory is only open to the public few times a year, during Bank Holidays.
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| Halifax, West Yorkshire, England Author: Mr Barndoor This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License |
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| Wainhouse Tower (WiKi) Author: Ian M This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License We love 'Fair USE' - w00d |
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