Victoria Tower on Castle Hill

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Victoria Tower on Castle Hill is a prominent 19th-century stone tower and local landmark overlooking the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folly
landmark
tourist attraction
tower
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
category Buildings and structures in Huddersfield
Tourist attractions in West Yorkshire
Towers in West Yorkshire
commemorates Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
completionDate 1899
constructionMaterial local stone
constructionStartDate 1897
country United Kingdom
elevation approximately 300 metres above sea level
hasStairs internal staircase to viewing level
hasUse observation tower
tourist attraction
viewing platform
hasViewOf Holme Valley
Pennines
height about 32 metres
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building
scheduled monument
inception 1897
locatedIn Castle Hill, Huddersfield
England
Huddersfield
Kirklees
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees

United Kingdom
West Yorkshire
locatedOn hilltop
material stone
namedAfter Queen Victoria
near Almondbury
Holmfirth
operator Kirklees
surface form: Kirklees Council
overlooks Huddersfield
ownedBy Kirklees
surface form: Kirklees Council
partOf Castle Hill monument complex
publicAccess yes
region Yorkshire and the Humber
significantEvent opened to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
usedFor heritage tourism
panoramic viewing
recreational visits

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Huddersfield hasLandmark Victoria Tower on Castle Hill