Pennington Lodge Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Pennington Lodge Tower

WRENN ID: idle-loggia-khaki
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Lake District National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 25 March 1970
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

COLTON FINSTHWAITE SD 38 NE 7/46 Pennington Lodge 25.3.70 Tower

Monument to naval victories of the Napoleonic war, 1799. For James King of Finsthwaite House. Coursed slate. Square 2-stage tower. Projecting course between stages and to top, with embattled parapet. Each face has 2 slots to each stage. South face has blocked pointed entrance, the 2nd stage has oval plaque inscribed: ERECTED/TO HONOUR THE/OFFICERS, SEAMEN AND MARINES/OF THE/ ROYAL NAVY/WHOSE MATCHLESS CONDUCT, AND/IRRESISTIBLE VALOUR, DECISIVELY DEFEATED/THE FLEETS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, AND HOLLAND/AND PRESERVED AND PROTECTED/ LIBERTY AND COMMERCE/1799". Other faces have round opening to 2nd stage.

Listing NGR: SD3699286949

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 3 February 2017.

Find Similar Buildings

Detailed Attributes

Structured analysis including materials, construction techniques, architect attribution, and related listed building consent applications. Sign in or create a free account to view.

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.