Paull Holme Tower
| Paull Holme Tower | |
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| East Riding of Yorkshire, England grid reference TA185248 | |
.jpg) The partially restored tower in June 2018 | |
  Paull Holme Tower | |
| Coordinates | 53°42′25″N 0°12′21″W / 53.7069°N 0.2059°W |
| Type | Tower |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Simon Taylor [1] |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Brick |
Paull Holme Tower is an unusual late-medieval fortified tower in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
[edit]The tower is part of a rectangular, moated enclosure near the village of Paull, dating from the beginning of the 15th century.[2] The tower is three storeys high, each floor having a single chamber, the whole protected by a portcullis entrance.[2] There has been debate as to the purpose of the site – in part the fortification resembles the more northern pele towers, although alternatively the tower may have been built to give luxury accommodation overlooking the Humber estuary which flows nearby, similar to some properties built near King's Lynn.[2] It is a unique building for the period and region.[3]
The tower was restored in 1871, from which the current windows, doorways and plasterwork dates, but has been roofless since the early 20th century and as of 2010 is ruined and in what English Heritage considers to be a very bad condition.[2][3] It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.[4][5][6]
In December 2016 a grant of £160,000 was secured from Historic England to enable restoration work to begin with an aim of completing the work by September 2017.[7]
A shield of arms is displayed on the outer wall.[8]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paull Holme Tower – Event Considers Options". HU12 Online. p. 17. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d Emery 1996, p. 384.
- ^ a b "Heritage at Risk 2010". English Heritage. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Paull Holme Tower". Gatehouse website. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Paull Holme Tower (1366242)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Paull Holme moated site and tower (1007875)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Paull Holme Tower gets restoration money". BBC News. BBC. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Information 69" (PDF). British Brick Society. October 1996. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "General Armory, page 502". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Emery, Anthony (1996). Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500: Northern England. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-49723-7.
External links
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- Website: https://paullholmetower.org.uk
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/paullholmetower
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user53765211
| East Riding | |
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Also See: Castles in England | |
