Two views, the first in winter, the second a sunset from the top looking through the windows of the dome, the tower is sometimes refered too as the pepper pot because of its shape. From here you can see four national parks. Snowdonia, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and the Peak District, and on a very clear day, you can see right out to the Isle of Man.
What's the point of this tower on the hill? Other than decoration.
First it was to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, its proper name is Victoria or jubilee tower, having said that it also marks a victory, as certain millowners, clergy, and landed gentry closed off the moors for their own recreation, and it took mass trespasses to regain the rights for the public to have access to the moors. Having said that, the real trespass was by the ones who illegally claimed public land for their own use, the tower therefore is also a monument to the gaining of the right of access to the Darwen moors. Other than that, its believed that it was an early attempt to put a man in space, powered by coal dust packed into the base of the tower.
Very interesting. It sounds like the old Pepper Shaker is an important part of history.
Very Pretty Pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them! :thumbsup: