Darwen Jubilee Tower from Tockholes
The Darwen Jubilee Tower is an octagonal stone tower the construction of which was completed in 1898 to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria and also to celebrate renewed public access to the moors. Access had previously been denied by the Reverend William Arthur Duckworth who prevented access even though the rights of way had been established since ancient times, to protect his income from game moors. Ashton lost in court and in 1896, people resumed walking on the moors. Inside the tower is a spiral stone staircase which ends in a metal staircase at the top. At one time, the tower was topped by a wooden turret which blew off in a gale in 1947 and was only eventually replaced in 1971 by a fibreglass dome. The tower was deemed unsafe and closed in in 2000 and reopened in 2002. The dome was blown off a second time in 2010 and this was replaced by a stainless steel dome costing 35,000 pounds which was lowered into place by a helicopter in January 2012.
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Location: Darwen Tower from Tockholes
Photo credit: © Mick Rawsterne / Alamy / Afripics
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