Lendal Tower
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Lendal Tower is a historic medieval stone tower in York, England, that once formed part of the city’s riverside defenses and later served various civic and industrial purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lendal Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of York ⓘ |
| category |
Grade I listed buildings in York
ⓘ
Medieval fortifications in England ⓘ Towers in York ⓘ |
| city | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | St Leonard’s Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| gridReference | SE 599 518 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
ⓘ
battlements ⓘ embrasures ⓘ machicolations ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic utility building
ⓘ
defensive tower ⓘ industrial building ⓘ watchtower ⓘ waterworks building ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby Lendal area of York ⓘ |
| hasShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Yorkshire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lendal Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museum Gardens, York NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mary’s Abbey, York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Lendal Ferry (historic site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | no ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Ouse at York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of York Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
city walls of York
ⓘ
riverside defenses of York ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| significance | surviving element of York’s medieval riverside defenses ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city water supply
ⓘ
defense of river crossing ⓘ pumping water from River Ouse ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.