Summerhouse Circa 100 Metres East Of Turton Tower

SD 71 NW TURTON (off) CHAPELTOWN ROAD 7/107 Summerhouse c.100 metres east of Turton Tower - GV II*

Summerhouse, also known as Prospect Tower, C17, probably restored in C19; now derelict. Coursed sandstone rubble with quoins, cross-gabled roof (stone slate covering now missing). Square single-cell building. Raised single storey with basement level beneath, gabled on each side with finials on the gables and at each corner (mostly damaged or missing). South side has raised doorway with moulded surround and Tudor-arched head, and a single round-headed light with similar moulding on each side of the door, a continuous dripstone, which carries round the whole building, stepped over the door. Each of the other 3 sides has a recessed 5-light window with ovolo-moulded mullions; at the lower level the left side has a doorway with chamfered Tudor- arched surround and the rear has a 2-light window with hood-mould. No glazing in any of the windows. The building is on a prominent site and may have served as a standing for viewing the hunt. (Reference: Baines History of Lancashire, ed. Croston, vol.3, p,218: illustration only).

Listing NGR: SD7315015246