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unusual facts about Smeaton's Tower


Hoad Monument

The monument was designed as a replica of the Third Eddystone Lighthouse (Smeaton's Tower).


Alexander Aubert

His mechanical knowledge caused him to be appointed chairman of the trustees for the completion of Ramsgate Harbour, and his energy contributed materially to the ultimate success of Smeaton's designs.

Bath Abbey Cemetery

The eccentric William Thomas Beckford was originally buried here, but moved once its former retreat of Lansdown Tower was converted into Lansdown Cemetery (which was sold after his death and when it appeared that the buyer wanted to turn it into a pub and pleasure garden, Beckford’s daughter bought it back and presented it to the Rector of Walcot as a cemetery.) “The best monuments are slightly neo-Grecian with canopied tops, dating from the 1840s.

Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran's Tower

The Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran building was built in July 2005 in Tehran, Iran.

Donald Mackenzie Smeaton

Arriving in India in 1867, Smeaton held minor appointments in the North-Western Provinces.

Gloucester Day

The first of the modern celebrations was organised by the Town Crier Alan Myatt and the Gloucester Civic Trust and included a parade starting at St Michael's Tower.

Helen's Tower

A close replica of Helen's Tower, the Ulster Tower, was built at Thiepval in 1921 to honour the men of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fell at the Battle of the Somme.

HMS E11

Caught in the strong Bosphorus current, E11 was out of control for 20 minutes until she settled on the bottom near the Maiden's Tower.

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

Hezarfen (with Franceska) manages to escape with the help of Evliya Çelebi to the Maiden's Tower and launches his flying machine across the Bosporus.

James Lees-Milne

He was a Founding Trustee of the Beckford's Tower Trust, established in 1977 to preserve and maintain the building and its collection for public benefit.

Jezreel's tower

As well being the subject of numerous postcards, it was painted by Tristram Hillier in 1937 as part of a series of posters for Royal Dutch Shell.

The sect, however, continued and was expanded upon by other “prophets”, including Richard Brothers, George Turner, William Shaw and John Wroe.

King Alfred's Tower

The tower stands near the location of 'Egbert's stone' where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle of Ethandun, where the Danish army, led by Guthrum the Old was defeated.

Henry Hoare II planned in the 1760s the tower to to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War against France and the accession of King George III near the location of 'Egbert's stone' where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle of Ethandun.

Luttrell's Tower

by Thomas Sandby, who was a founder member and first Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy.

Maiden's Tower

The tower was featured in the game Assassin's Creed: Revelations where it is the location of one Masyaf key that the playable character must collect to complete the game.

Mott, Hay and Anderson

Early projects included the reconstruction and extension of the City & South London Railway, the building and extension of the Central London Railway, the construction of lifts beneath St Mary Woolnoth church at Bank Underground station, the underpinning of Clifford's Tower, the reconstruction of Southwark Bridge and the widening of Blackfriars Bridge.

Newtownards

A replica of Helen's Tower was built on the Somme battlefield as Northern Ireland's national war memorial.

Operation Rainfall

Operation Rainfall formed from the focus on three Wii-exclusive titles: Xenoblade Chronicles developed by Monolith Soft (makers of Xenogears and the Xenosaga series), The Last Story developed by Mistwalker and AQ Interactive, and Pandora's Tower developed by Ganbarion.

Paxton's Tower

Built by Sir William Paxton (1745-1824), a Scottish-born but London-raised merchant and banker, whose forefathers were from Auchencrow by Paxton Berwickshire.

Paxton may have been inspired to build the tower by Nelson's death at Trafalgar.

Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School

Another house, Tower — named after Jezreel's tower in Gillingham and intended for boys from that borough — was disbanded between the wars.

Smeaton House

In 1450 the lands on which Smeaton Castle are built were the property of the Abbey of Dunfermline.

St. Agatha's Tower

The Tower is situated in a commanding position on the crest of Marfa Ridge at the north west end of Malta, overlooking the natural harbour and obvious landing site of Mellieħa Bay with clear views over to Comino and Gozo, and also eastward to the line of watchtowers along the north shore of Malta that linked it with the Knights headquarters in Valletta.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The film won the Best Original Music Score (Bruce Smeaton), Best Actress in a Lead Role (Angela Punch McGregor) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ray Barrett) and was nominated for 9 more awards at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for 1978.

The Swallow's Tower

It is a sequel to the third Witcher novel Baptism of Fire (Chrzest ognia) and is followed by final entry in the Saga, The Lady of the Lake (Pani Jeziora).

Watkin's Tower

Among the pavilions and halls designed for the exhibition by John William Simpson, Maxwell Ayrton and Owen Williams was a grand sports arena, the 125,000-capacity British Empire Exhibition Stadium, later to be known as Wembley Stadium.

Watkin formed a company to manage the project, the International Tower Construction Company and to oversee construction he appointed Benjamin Baker, a civil engineer who was involved in the design of the Forth Bridge and the Aswan Dam.


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