Introduction
Paxton's Tower is a three-storey tower built in military gothic style. It was set in grassland and approached by a carriage drive. By 1831 a small lodge was built south-west of the tower.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0844 800 1895Access contact details
The tower is open daily and admission is free.
Directions
The car park is at the south-west corner of the site. It is signposted from the B4300 Capel Dewi to Llanarthney road.
Owners
National Trust
Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
- History
The sale catalogue of Middleton Hall in 1824 reads:
'A Gothic Tower, Erected by the late liberal-minded Possessor, in Commemoration of our Noble Hero, Lord Nelson; A grand Ornament and Land Mark in the County. On the Ground Floor, Three Spacious Lofty Arches for the Admission of Carriages, On the Principal Story, A Banqueting Room, with Gothic Ceiling; A Boudoir and Closet, over which A Prospect Room or Observatory, with Turrets, Three of the Windows are fitted with Stained Glass, One Window representing his Lordship, the others emblematical of his Fate, From which there is a Panoramic View, of a grandeur and extent that may justly be said to stand unrivalled. On the upper Part a Lead Flat, and Two Entrance Lodges.'
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW (Dy) 49 (CAM)
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Paxton's Tower
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Tower Lodge
- Grade: II
- Key Information
Purpose
Commemorative
Survival
Extant
Hectares
5
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 66-67 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Lewis, S {A topographical dictionary of Wales} 1883 A topographical dictionary of Wales: 2nd volume