Public art & sculpture · South West England
Tower
In or near Sharpness.
Tower — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lydney Junction · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Tower, you can take a train to Lydney Junction, which is 0.4 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is GL15 5EG. Entry to the Tower is free.
About
Tower is a public art located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2024
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Towers have been used by humankind since prehistoric times. The oldest known may be the circular stone tower in walls of Neolithic Jericho (8000 BC). Some of the earliest towers were ziggurats, which existed in Sumerian architecture since the 4th millennium BC. The most famous ziggurats include the Sumerian Ziggurat of Ur, built in the 3rd millennium BC, and the Etemenanki, one of the most famous examples of Babylonian architecture. Some of the earliest surviving examples are the broch structures in northern Scotland, which are conical tower houses. These and other examples from Phoenician and Roman cultures emphasised the use of a tower in fortification and sentinel roles. For example, the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7192, -2.5304
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Forest of Dean
- Parish
- Lydney
- Postcode
- GL15 5EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Nearest railway station
- Lydney Junction — 0.4 km
Sources
- osm: node/11816557898 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tower?
- Tower is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL15 5EG), in the parish of Lydney.
- What is Tower?
- Tower — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Lydney Junction, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL15 5EG.
- Is Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Tower is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Lydney Junction, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL15 5EG.