Wainman's Pinnacle
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| Wainman’s Pinnacle | |
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Yorkshire | |
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 Wainman’s Pinnacle | |
| Type: | Folly |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD98464291 |
| Location: | 53°52’57"N, 2°1’30"W |
| History | |
| Built 1898 | |
| For: | Mr Wainman by Prob. R B Broster & Sons |
| Folly | |
| Information | |
Wainman's Pinnacle is a stone obelisk, built simply as a folly, on Earl Crag near Sutton-in-Craven in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Another local name for it is the ‘Cowling Pinnacle’ and could also be seen as being a part of the village of Cowling.[1] It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
The pinnacle stands upon Earl Crag, just half a mile west of Lund's Tower on the same crag, and the two are known locally as the Salt and Pepper Pots.[3]
History
Wainman’s Pinnacle was built in 1898 as a memorial to the Napoleonic Wars by a member of the Wainman family, and it is thought to have been designed by R. B. Broster & Sons.[2][4][5]
The pinnacle was rebuilt in 1900 by locals following a lightning strike.[6]
Pictures
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Wainman’s Pinnacle -
Lund’s Tower, near Wainman’s Pinnacle
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References
- ↑ Wainman's Pinnacle: Brontë Country
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Heritage List 1166685: Wainman's Pinnacle (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Wainman's Pinnacle: Brontë Country
- ↑ Wainman's Pinnacle - Why and when it was built – Moonrakers: Cowling History
- ↑ The Pinnacle: Sutton-in-Craven History
- ↑ Cowling (Wainman's) Pinnacle - Earlier ideas regarding its building – Moonrakers: Cowling History