Bellmount Tower

Bellmount Tower is a viewing tower designed in the form of a tall arch, built in the mid-18th century and remodeled around 1780. It was damaged by fire in 1841 and restored around 1989. The tower was created by Samuel Smith and the mason William Grey. It is constructed of coursed squared stone, partly rendered, and features a hipped slate roof topped with a turned wooden balustrade and wide coved eaves.

The structure has two stages, with a tall round-headed archway that includes a keystone and impost bands. Beneath the arch, there are rebated round-headed doorways on either side. The upper stage features a Venetian window with bracket keystones for the sidelights, along with two small round windows above. The rear of the tower has similar window arrangements, including a blank Venetian window. On either side of the tower, there are stepped brick buttresses, with the right buttress containing stair lights in the angle.

Originally, the building had wings that were removed around 1780 on the advice of Philip Yorke. Bellmount Tower is one of several estate buildings commissioned by Sir John Brownlow, Viscount Tyrconnel, of Belton House, between 1702 and 1754. It is located within Belton Park, which is registered as grade I on the Gardens Register.