The Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1979. Tower.
The Tower
- WRENN ID
- grey-slate-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1979
- Type
- Tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tower is a tall coursed stone structure located at Sunny Hill in Milford. It was built in the 19th century, specifically around the time the North Midland Railway opened the route from Derby to Belper in 1840, which was surveyed by George Stephenson. The tower has a square plan and stands four storeys high, with one opening on each floor. It is currently roofless and is situated over the Milford Tunnel. Historian Nixon suggests that the tower may have been used as a siting tower or theodolite during the surveying of the railway line, and notes that its construction would have provided work for many men during a period of low employment.
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