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Description: | Taken from Cadw report: 'A folly or monument in military Gothick style consisting of a triangular tower crowned by a smaller hexagonal lookout. At the corners of the triangular tower are tall round turrets'. Extensive views along the Towy Valley. Additional Information: Paxton's Tower was once part of the Middleton Hall Estate, owned by Sir William Paxton who commissioned the tower to commemorate Nelson's victories. Inscriptions to this effect in English, Latin and Welsh no longer survive. Paxton was a friend of Nelson who visited Carmarthen whilst Paxton was its mayor in 1802. Another story suggests that the tower was built in a fit of anger at not winning the 1802 election in Carmarthen. Paxton is reputed to have spent £15,000 during the campaign and built the tower with money he had offered his electors for a free bridge over the Towy. | Subjects: | Tower | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Architect: Cockerell, S.P. | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6729... | Go to resource |
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