Clavell Tower
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Clavell Tower is a historic 19th-century circular folly and former observatory overlooking the Jurassic Coast near Kimmeridge in Dorset, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clavell Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folly
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ observatory ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| architect | John Clavell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalForm | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1831 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1830 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalReference |
featured in Thomas Hardy’s writings
ⓘ
inspiration for P. D. James novel "The Black Tower" ⓘ |
| currentUse |
holiday accommodation
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ |
| distanceMoved | about 25 metres inland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
corbelled parapet ⓘ round-arched windows ⓘ |
| hasStoreys | 4 ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jurassic Coast cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Kimmeridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| moved |
2006
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Clavell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Isle of Purbeck coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimmeridge Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Jurassic Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site setting ⓘ |
| reasonForMove | coastal erosion ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| restorationBy | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restored | 2008 ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastline observation
ⓘ
observing the sea ⓘ ornamental landscape feature ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Kimmeridge Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sea off Kimmeridge ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.