Wainhouse Tower

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Victorian architecture folly observation tower

Wainhouse Tower is a prominent Victorian-era folly and observation tower in Halifax, England, noted for its ornate design and status as one of the tallest structures of its kind in the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wainhouse Tower canonical 2
prospect tower 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian architecture ⓘ
folly ⓘ
observation tower ⓘ
architect Isaac Booth ⓘ
Richard Swarbrick Dugdale ⓘ
architecturalStyle Victorian ⓘ
builtFor industrial chimney requirements ⓘ
category folly buildings in England ⓘ
observation towers in the United Kingdom ⓘ
towers in West Yorkshire ⓘ
commissionedBy John Edward Wainhouse ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1875 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1871 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
era Victorian era ⓘ
function observation tower ⓘ
hasFeature decorative balconies ⓘ
lantern top ⓘ
ornate galleries ⓘ
spiral staircase ⓘ
hasViewOf Calder Valley ⓘ
Halifax ⓘ
surface form: Halifax town centre
height approximately 275 feet ⓘ
approximately 84 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry England ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade II* listed building ⓘ
laterUse tourist attraction ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ
location Halifax ⓘ
managedBy Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale ⓘ
surface form: Calderdale Council
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter John Edward Wainhouse ⓘ
near King Cross, Halifax ⓘ
notableFor ornate design ⓘ
panoramic views over Halifax and Calder Valley ⓘ
status as one of the tallest follies in the world ⓘ
numberOfSteps over 400 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalPurpose chimney for a dye works ⓘ
partOf Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale ⓘ
surface form: Calderdale
publicAccess open on selected days ⓘ
region Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ

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Halifax → hasLandmark → Wainhouse Tower ⓘ
Halifax → hasNotableStructure → Wainhouse Tower ⓘ
Belvedere Tower → usedAs → Wainhouse Tower ⓘ
this entity surface form: prospect tower