What is recorded here
The lift tower at St James, Northampton is a castle, fort or tower in West Northamptonshire, England. Perhaps people climbed it to watch storms arrive or children climbed it to feel tall. Maybe the tower still holds that much of its purpose, waiting for someone to look out and remember the shape of the town below.
A named place photographed at this map point in West Northamptonshire.
Places near here
cinch StadiumStadium · 205 yd
Church of St JamesListed building · 613 yd
Sixfields StadiumStadium · 950 yd
Yellow Flags on the Bank of the Grand Union CanalHeritage place · 1071 yd
DustonVisitor information · 1218 yd
Boot monument, Black Lion Hill, NorthamptonMonument or public art · 1228 yd
Northampton Castle, remains ofScheduled monument · 1298 yd
Dallington CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1621 yd
Hopping Hill GardensMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Kingsthorpe Meadow Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.3 mi
Hunsbury HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Hill FortArchaeological place · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: Jo · CC BY-SA 2.0