The Nelson Monument (also known as Paxton's Tower).

The Nelson Monument, also known as Paxton's Tower, is a 19th-century folly built in a military Gothick style. It features a triangular tower topped by a smaller hexagonal lookout, with tall round turrets at each corner. The main faces of the triangular tower are constructed from local rubble masonry, laid in an irregular course, while the corner turrets and the upper hexagonal stage use random rubble. The hexagonal stage has corbelled crenellated parapets above a string course and six round-headed windows, which are now walled up, featuring simplified Tudor label moulds. The triangular section below has deeply corbelled machicolations and stone inscription panels that are currently blank. The tower includes three-light windows with round-headed lights and simplified Tudor label mouldings, with hooks remaining for external shutters. Each of the three sides has an open two-centred entrance arch with chamfers and label moulds. The corner turrets display pseudo-machicolations and slit windows, with the lowest stage of each being hexagonal.

Inside, the transition from the triangular to hexagonal plan in the main upper room is achieved through giant arches at two points and a wall at the third point, which includes a small fireplace. The main room and the closets in the turrets show significant traces of plaster, now eroded down to the render coat. The plaster in the main room is heavily scored with vertical lines, indicating that the original décor may have included wall frescoes in the Perpendicular style. The floor has been restored, and rebates in the rear of the south-west window mullions suggest the presence of internal shutters or glazing. Access to the monument is via steps from ground level leading up to the south-west turret, where a pointed-arch opening provides entry to the stairs. Inside the turret, a restored steel anticlockwise spiral staircase is present, with marks on the wall indicating that the original stairs spiralled clockwise and continued up to the lookout stage, which is now inaccessible.