Talk:Broadway Tower, Worcestershire

13 countries - list?

It would be nice if this "thirteen counties" claim could be validated with a list.

The 13 are listed here: http://www.oldstratforduponavon.com/images/broadwaytower2.jpg Brian8710 (talk) 04:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree that we need to add the list to the page, or at least give a decent citation. However, right now it says something like '13 english counties, including some welsh places, can be seen...' - clearly there are not 13 english counties in a list of 13 places including Monmouthshire. I'm going to remove pending a decent citation 129.67.127.65 (talk) 17:27, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

This reference claims 16? counties can be seen! : https://broadwaytower.co.uk/location/ BeckenhamBear (talk) 13:28, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

I wrote to the Broadway Tower, and received a reply on the 4th of August 2016 as follows: The Ordnance Survey office conducted a specific survey from the 12 most prominent viewpoints in the British Isles. Plotting the peaks shown in their survey covered 16 counties. Further to that I've also seen a remark (link at the end of this post) made by the BBC that: A recent study by Ordnance Survey found that on a clear day it is possible to see 62 miles. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/07/17/broadway_tower_feature.shtml Unfortunately I can find no corroboration of these claims. Can anyone? BeckenhamBear (talk) 14:56, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Confusing sentence

"Lady Coventry wondered if a beacon upon this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester, and sponsored the construction of the folly to find out." What does this mean? If the hill was there already and her Worcester house was already there, why would the tower make any difference? 67.49.247.73 00:56, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

The visibility of a beacon depends on its height above its surroundings and therefore a beacon or lighthouse has a "horizon" associated with it. --Jbergquist 05:37, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps as confused as confusing: "her house in Worcester" strikes me as a misunderstanding of "her house in Worcestershire" which would be Croome Court. Am I right in my hunch? --Wetman 14:04, 17 August 2007 (UTC),

I should also have mentioned that visibility depends on the intensity of the light source and the Inverse-square law so the answer would not necessarily be obvious. The Ordinance Survey References (Croome Court: SO 886 446, Broadway Tower: SP 114 363) indicate a separation of 24.3 km. --Jbergquist 22:34, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Also tree cover. From certain angles the tower projects above foliage. There would almost certainly have been more trees in earlier centuries. Andrew Oakley (talk) 16:48, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Lady Coventry

The Lady Coventry mentioned appears to be Barbara Coventry nee St John[1]. Her marriage to George Coventry in 1764 made her the Countess of Coventry. --Jbergquist 05:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Date of construction

There is a two year difference between the date of construction given in this article and the date given on the referenced external webpage. Is this perhaps accounted for by the difference between commencement and completion? If so it would be nice to qualify the date given in this article, or give both the commencement and completion dates. user Shoka, not logged in and idly wandering.

Foundations

I was in Broadway in December of 2007 and I was in a hotel there and the bar man told me that Broadway Tower had no foundations.

Would be interesting addition to the article if someone had hard proof.

203.171.75.67 (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, er, I'm no civil engineer, but given it sits on top of a rocky bluff with almost no soil cover, what point would deep foundations serve? Bob aka Linuxlad (talk) 21:44, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. The area near the tower is solid rock covered in a thin layer of earth and grass. The weight of the stone tower keeps it pressed against the rock. The grass/soil is a few centimetres deep at best, you can dig through it with your finger and touch solid rock. There are rocky outcrops visible near the base of the tower. Also on the right of the photo you can see footprints which have worn through the grass/earth down to the rock, to create the appearance of shallow "steps". It is possible that some of the base stones are anchored into the rock using, say, iron bars into drilled holes, or stones shaped to fit particular dips in the rock, but since the ground is solid there is really no need. It's built from large solid masonry stone, it really isn't going to fall over in the wind and Worcestershire is not known for major earthquakes. Andrew Oakley (talk) 16:48, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Appearance in movie?

Wasn't Broadway Tower featured in The Madness of King George? 68.17.222.86 (talk) 07:49, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Bomber memorial dedication

Hi,

A.W. Whitley is not a pilot but the type of aircraft that crashed Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

212.20.254.117 (talk) 09:31, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, I've corrected the article accordingly. Muad (talk) 02:04, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Lancelot "Capability" Brown?

Said in many places (but not in this article), that: "Broadway Tower was the brainchild of the great 18th Century landscape designer, Capability Brown. His vision was carried out for George William 6th Earl of Coventry with the help of renowned architect James Wyatt and completed in 1798." Snori (talk) 19:01, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

The Campden Wonder

The three Perrys were hanged together on Broadway Hill in Gloucestershire, and Broadway Tower now stands on the very site of their hanging. --PunanKati (talk) 11:18, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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