Sighting Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1988. Sighting tower.

Sighting Tower

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1988
Type
Sighting tower
Address
Sighting Tower, Moorland Road, Bramhope
OS grid reference
SE 247 425
Coordinates
53.87823, -1.62514
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Sighting Tower, built around 1845 for the construction of the Bramhope railway tunnel, is a Grade II listed structure associated with the Leeds-Thirsk Railway. It is made of coursed squared sandstone and has a tall cylindrical shape, approximately 2 metres in diameter. Near the top, there are four narrow vertical-rectangular openings, and the tower features a flat coping.

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