See peel tower for the generic structure

Peel Tower viewed from the village of Holcombe

Viewed from the summit of Harcles Hill looking south with Bury in the background

The staircases of Peel Tower as seen from near its summit. Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or Tower houses built along the English and Scottish Borders, intended as watch towers where

The memorial tower to Sir Robert Peel high above Ramsbottom was planned and erected at the same time as Bury was preparing its statue to the recently deceased statesman who was born in Bury. Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 &ndash 2 July 1850 was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April Ramsbottom is a small town on the border of Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of

The tower occupies a prominent position on Harcles Hill ^[1] (known locally as "Holcombe Hill" ^[2] due its location next to Holcombe village) 1100 feet (335 metres) above sea level. Holcombe is a village of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. The monument is believed to have been designed by members of the memorial committee who included the local textile entrepreneur and philanthropist, William Grant. Grant was said to have been responsible for the site which was in a direct line from his own house, Nuttall Hall, and St Andrew's church.

A public subscription provided the £1,000 needed to build the tower. The stone for the tower was obtained from the hillside. The Peel Tower was opened in September 1852, the day after the inauguration of the Baily's statue in Bury. Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of

As at the earlier ceremony Frederick Peel was the principal guest of honour, and he declared the monument to be a splendid memorial to his father and to the principles of free trade. Local speakers included Joshua Knowles and John Robinson Kay. Unfortunately, large numbers who had traveled by excursion train from Salford arrived too late to witness the ceremony. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England.

Inside the entrance to the tower is an extract from Peel's speech to the House of Commons in 1846. It emerged later that the tower had been planned and built in such haste that the necessary permission had not been obtained from the owner of the land, the Duke of Buccleuch. The title of Duke of Buccleuch (bəˈkluː was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest This matter was eventually rectified in 1868 when the land was transferred into the keeping of six trustees, on the condition that it would not be used for contentious public meetings.

If the tower, in the words of the Manchester Guardian, is not 'a specimen of architectural beauty', it does provide a conspicuous landmark, and it also has a viewing platform from which to look across the surrounding countryside. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The original internal staircase eventually became unsafe and was bricked up; later, the tower was reconditioned and a new staircase provided. The tower is 128 feet high.

The tower was renovated in 1929 and at various other times. The tower closed after World War Two in 1947 and was reopened and rededicated in November 1985 by Conservative Councillor Alice Maders. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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Coordinates: 53°38′36″N 2°20′17″W / 53.64338, -2.338028