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Prospect Tower
Prospect Tower is a grade II* listed but derelict summerhouse dating to the 17th Century. The summerhouse was probably restored in the 19th Century.
Constructed of coursed sandstone rubble with quoins and a cross-gabled roof stone slate covering. Built as a square, single-cell building with basement level beneath, gabled on each side with finials on the gables and at each corner now mostly damaged or missing.
The South side of Prospect Tower has a raised doorway with moulded surround and Tudor-arched head. There is a single round-headed light with similar moulding on each side of the door and a continuous dripstone, which carries round the whole building which is stepped over the door.
Each of the other three sides of the summerhouse has recessed five-light windows with ovolo-moulded mullions. At the lower level the left side has a doorway with chamfered Tudor-arched surround and the rear has a two-light window with hood-mould. There is no glazing in any of the windows.
Prospect Tower is on a prominent site and may have served as a standing for viewing the hunt.
Local History
Historic monuments near Prospect Tower
- Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House – 4.31 km away
- Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close – 1.66 km away
- Roman road at Bottom o’ th’ Knotts Brow – 1.32 km away
- Higher Mill, Helmshore – 7.79 km away
- Steam tramway reversing triangle – 6.26 km away
- Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn – 2.79 km away
- Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm – 6.92 km away