Historic houses · London
Booker's Tower
Booker's Tower — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
Jim Osley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Booker's Tower is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Heritage listing
Bookers Tower (also Booker's Tower) is a Grade II-listed four-storey octagonal tower built in the 19th century, in the Gothic style. It is in Guildford, Surrey, to the west of the town centre on Beech Lane. It is adjacent to the Mount Cemetery, the resting place of Lewis Carroll.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bookers Tower (also Booker's Tower) is a Grade II-listed four-storey octagonal tower built in the 19th century, in the Gothic style. It is in Guildford, Surrey, to the west of the town centre on Beech Lane. It is adjacent to the Mount Cemetery, the resting place of Lewis Carroll.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2301, -0.5815
- Address
- The Mount, Guildford
- Established
- 1839
Sources
- wikidata: Q4943171 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Booker's Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Booker's Tower?
- Booker's Tower is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Booker's Tower built?
- Built or established in 1839.
- Who owns Booker's Tower?
- Booker's Tower is owned by Guildford Borough Council.
- Is Booker's Tower a listed building?
- Booker's Tower is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.