Solomon's Temple
Solomon's Temple
Solomon’s Temple or Grinlow Tower is a well-known landmark in Buxton, Derbyshire. It is a distinctive conical tower of gritstone and stands approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the Milltown Road south east of Buxton city centre and dominates the skyline around that area.
Solomon’s Temple, Grinlow Tower History: The tower was built as a folly in 1858 by John Smedley on the site of his new solomon’s temple mineral water works. It is said that the architect originally intended it to be high, but Smedley thought this would make it look like it belonged in London and not Buxton. He therefore only made the first third of the tower, with the plan to add another two-thirds later. However it is doubtful that this would have happened given his ill health at the time. Smedley died in 1860.
Created: 5 November 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Solomon's Temple
Local History around Solomon's Temple
There are some historic monuments around including:
Fox Low bowl barrowDanebower Colliery ventilation chimney, 750m north east of HoltHollins Hill bowl barrowCowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden ManorRound cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdalePart of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeCow Low bowl barrowStaden earthworkBowl barrow north-east of CoatestownDowel CaveTwo hlaews at Haslin HouseAnthony Hill bowl barrowBull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrowPromontory fort on Combs EdgeLady Low barrowOval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleLismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement.
