Wainhouse Tower

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Wainhouse Tower is a folly in the parish of King Cross, on the south west side of Halifax, CalderdaleWest Yorkshire in England. At 275 feet, it is the tallest structure in Calderdale and the tallest folly in the World, and was erected in four years between 1871-1875. The main shaft is octagonal in shape with a square base and 403 stairs leading to the first of two viewing platforms.
The tower was designed by architect Isaac Booth as a chimney to serve the dye works owned by John Edward Wainhouse. The height of the chimney was to satisfy the Smoke Abatement Act of 1870 which required the building of a tall chimney, to carry smoke out of the valleys in which the factories were built. A much simpler chimney would have satisfied the requirements but Wainhouse insisted that it should be an object of beauty.
In 1874 John Wainhouse sold the mill to his works manager who refused to pay the cost of building the chimney so Wainhouse kept the tower for himself and used it as an observatory.
The tower is open to the public during bank holidays.

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