Broadway Tower is an 18th-century folly near the village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. The tower is built of limestone ashlar and is four storeys high, hexagonal, with three round corner turrets, battlements and gargoyles. It stands above the village of Broadway on Broadway Hill, the second-highest point of th…
Broadway Tower is an 18th-century folly near the village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. The tower is built of limestone ashlar and is four storeys high, hexagonal, with three round corner turrets, battlements and gargoyles. It stands above the village of Broadway on Broadway Hill, the second-highest point of the Cotswolds, at an elevation of 1,024 feet. The tower itself is 65 feet tall. Although a folly, it is a functional building with interior rooms, the top three floors being used as a museum. The rooftop viewing platform can be accessed for good views. Two of the turrets each contain a spiral staircase leading from the ground to the roof.
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