Banwell Tower
The 18-metre (59 ft) high, 3 stage tower, which is also known as the Banwell Monument or Banwell Pepperpot, was built in 1840 from local lias stone with some decoration in Bath Stone. During World War II it was used as a look out tower by the Home Guard. By the 1960s it was in a poor state of repair and could no longer been seen above the growing treetops. Local conservation groups undertook conservation work and it was reopened to the public in 1996. It is a Grade II listed building.
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