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Much like a common name for a country cottage is 'Rose Cottage', then a well used name for a tower is Jubilee Tower.
When you consider that one of the most popular periods for building follies, coincided with the Jubilee of Queen Victoria, I suppose the outcome was inevitable.
There is quiet an interesting example of a Jubilee Tower just north west of Keighthly, which if you had been lucky enough, you could recently have bought for approximately £100,000, included was also seven acres of woodland.
The 70 foot tall, 1897 built tower, was in a poor state after attention from vandals, and so needed considerable work. At the end of the day though, the view no doubt would be stunning overlooking the Aire Valley.

The Tower
The structure built by the local landowner, Henry Butterfield, has four floors which each consist of just a single room about 20 foot square. It seems that originally it served as living accommodation for Mr Butterfield's gamekeeper, so is not in fact a true folly.
Unfortunately in the 1950's a single floor extension was joined onto the base as well.

Visiting:- Now used as private residence.

Co-ords 403900 444020 / SE 039440  

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