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.

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Lendal Tower canonical 1

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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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York city walls hasPart Lendal Tower