Victoria Tower on Castle Hill

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Victoria Tower on Castle Hill is a prominent 19th-century stone tower and local landmark overlooking the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folly ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
tower ⓘ
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Huddersfield ⓘ
Tourist attractions in West Yorkshire ⓘ
Towers in West Yorkshire ⓘ
commemorates Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria ⓘ
completionDate 1899 ⓘ
constructionMaterial local stone ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1897 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
elevation approximately 300 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasStairs internal staircase to viewing level ⓘ
hasUse observation tower ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ
hasViewOf Holme Valley ⓘ
Pennines ⓘ
height about 32 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
inception 1897 ⓘ
locatedIn Castle Hill, Huddersfield ⓘ
England ⓘ
Huddersfield ⓘ
Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees ⓘ
linked to: Kirklees

United Kingdom ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Queen Victoria ⓘ
near Almondbury ⓘ
Holmfirth ⓘ
operator Kirklees Council ⓘ
linked to: Kirklees
overlooks Huddersfield ⓘ
ownedBy Kirklees Council ⓘ
linked to: Kirklees
partOf Castle Hill monument complex ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
region Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
significantEvent opened to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee ⓘ
usedFor heritage tourism ⓘ
panoramic viewing ⓘ
recreational visits ⓘ

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Huddersfield → hasLandmark → Victoria Tower on Castle Hill ⓘ
Almondbury → hasNotableStructureNearby → Victoria Tower, Castle Hill ⓘ
linked to: Victoria Tower on Castle Hill