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Buildings where the building is the reason to go: the inside-out, the Art Deco, the concrete, and the ones that make no sense at all until somebody explains them.
A triangular gothic tower on Shooter's Hill, put up by a widow for a naval victory in India.
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Also in Monuments & Ruins.
Lady James built it in 1784 in memory of her husband Sir William James, who had taken the fort of Suvarnadurg on the coast of Maharashtra in 1755; the tower carries an anglicised version of the fort's name. Richard Jupp designed it as an equilateral triangle with a hexagonal turret at each corner, gothic and only two rooms wide, which is a strange shape for a strange purpose. It stands on one of the highest points in London, and on a clear day the platform at the top looks over several counties. It fell derelict, was restored by a local trust and now opens on set days with tea in the room below.
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 15:30 |
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