Paull Holme Tower

Paull Holme Tower is an unusual late-medieval fortified tower in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Paull Holme Tower
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
grid reference TA185248
The partially-restored tower in June 2018
Paull Holme Tower
Coordinates53.7069°N 0.2059°W / 53.7069; -0.2059
TypeTower
Site information
OwnerSimon Taylor [1]
Open to
the public		No
ConditionRuined
Site history
MaterialsBrick

History

The tower is part of a rectangular, moated enclosure near the village of Paull, dating from the beginning of the 15th century.[2] The tower is three storeys high, each floor having a single chamber, the whole protected by a portcullis entrance.[2] There has been debate as to the purpose of the site - in part the fortification resembles the more northern pele towers, although alternatively the tower may have been built to give luxury accommodation overlooking the River Humber which runs nearby, similar to some properties built near King's Lynn.[2] It is a unique building for the period and region.[3]

The tower was restored in 1871, from which the current windows, doorways and plasterwork dates, but has been roofless since the early 20th century and as of 2010 is ruined and in what English Heritage considers to be a very bad condition.[2][3] It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.[4][5][6]

In December 2016 a grant of £160,000 was secured from Historic England to enable restoration work to begin with an aim of completing the work by September 2017.[7]

A shield of arms is displayed on the outer wall.[8]

Coat of arms of Paull Holme Tower
Notes
Displayed surrounded by roses, most likely Tudor
Escutcheon
Quarterly, First and fourth: Barry of six Or and Azure on a canton Argent a chaplet Gules (Holme);[9] Second and third: Sable a lion rampant Argent (Wastney).

See also

References
  1. "Paull Holme Tower - Event Considers Options". HU12 Online. p. 17. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. Emery 1996, p. 384.
  3. "Heritage at Risk 2010". English Heritage. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. "Paull Holme Tower". Gatehouse website. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. Historic England. "Paull Holme Tower (1366242)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. Historic England. "Paull Holme moated site and tower (1007875)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. "Paull Holme Tower gets restoration money". BBC News. BBC. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. "Information 69" (PDF). British Brick Society. October 1996. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. "General Armory, page 502". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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