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Grinlow Tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Temple, Derbyshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2427 / 53°14'33"N

Longitude: -1.9205 / 1°55'13"W

OS Eastings: 405399

OS Northings: 371743

OS Grid: SK053717

Mapcode National: GBR HZ1Y.09

Mapcode Global: WHBBS.GRPG

Plus Code: 9C5W63VH+3Q

Entry Name: Grinlow Tower

Listing Date: 7 January 1987

Last Amended: 31 January 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259254

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463100

ID on this website: 101259254

Location: High Peak, Derbyshire, SK17

County: Derbyshire

District: High Peak

Electoral Ward/Division: Temple

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire

Church of England Parish: Buxton with Burbage and King Sterndale

Church of England Diocese: Derby

Tagged with: Folly

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Description



BUXTON

SK07SE GRIN LOW ROAD
616-1/2/114 (North side (off))
07/01/87 Grinlow Tower
(Formerly Listed as:
OFF GRIN LOW ROAD
Soloman's Temple at Grid Ref SK 054
718)

II

Also known as: Soloman's Temple GRIN LOW ROAD.
Folly. 1840 for Samuel Mycock. Rebuilt 1894 and restored in
1987. Rubble limestone, with tooled gritstone dressings.
Circular plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Round headed doorway reached up 4 steps.
Impost and sill bands link with 7 round headed openings with
keystones. Above blind circular opening over door, 7 further
blind openings all round headed and linked by chamfered sill
band. Above ashlar courses to eaves, moulded eaves band and
battlements.
INTERIOR: stone spiral stairs with iron handrail.
HISTORY: originally built to provide work for the town's
unemployed.

Listing NGR: SK0539971743

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