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Lauras Tower
Hob Uid: 879504
Location : Shropshire Shrewsbury
Grid Ref : SJ4948512817
Summary : Tower, built in 1790.
More information : (SJ49481281) Watch Tower [GT].(1) On the castle mound stands Laura's Tower built by Thomas Telford in 1790.(2) Laura's Tower is octagonal, built of red sandstone. It is two storeys with external staircases. See GP AO/60/233/8, Laura's Tower from the North.(3)

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Source details : OS 25" 1927.
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Source details : Pevsner N, 1958. The Buildings of England: Shropshire. London: Penguin 265.
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Source details : F1 DS 31-Oct-1960.
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument Start Date : 1790
Monument Type : Tower
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 41 SE 250
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