Tarner Tower, Tarner Recreation Ground, Brighton
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Tarner Tower, Tarner Recreation Ground, Brighton
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 1 Nov 2015
A folly built in the 1800s in the extensive gardens of St John's Lodge owned by Edward Tilbury whose daughter married a merchant Edwin Tarner who was supposed to use the tower as a lookout for his ships in the Channel so he could travel to London and meet them. The Tarner family gave up the house and gardens in the 1930s and the latter were acquired by the council who turned them into a recreation ground in 1934. Beyond the tower is Tarnerland Nursery built in the upper level of the former gardens.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.824703
Longitude
-0.131086