The Mount, also known as Polly Peachum's Tower is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 2021. Hunting tower, folly.
The Mount, also known as Polly Peachum's Tower
- WRENN ID
- ruined-tallow-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 2021
- Type
- Hunting tower, folly
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mount, also known as Polly Peachum's Tower, is a hunting tower built in the 17th century or early 18th century for either the first or second duke of Bolton. It is constructed from coursed local limestone, specifically Great Scar limestone, with squared rubble walling and extensive ashlar dressings.
The tower has a square plan and consists of a single cell with two storeys, the first floor being slightly taller than the ground floor. The design is classical, featuring prominent rusticated quoins, a simple ashlar plinth, a plain ashlar band at mid-height, and an ashlar cornice topped with a low parapet. Each side of the tower has a large, centrally-placed first-floor window that extends from floor level, with the north elevation's window being architraved. The entrance is centrally located on the north elevation and is quoined. The ground floors of the other three elevations have large blind or blocked windows, with the west elevation featuring a slightly projecting ashlar frame.
As of 2021, the tower was partially in ruins, having lost its roof structure and all timberwork. The north elevation remained mostly intact, while the west elevation had lost about half of its cornice and parapet. The upper third of the south-east corner had collapsed, resulting in the loss of the cornice, parapet, and first-floor window heads on the south and east elevations. The interior was not inspected.
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