IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Tower Square, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 5FH
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Tower Square, NN5 5FH by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (74 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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National Lift Tower, Northampton
The circular road around is Tower Square.
Image: © Oast House Archive
Taken: 1 Jul 2011
0.02 miles
2
National Lift Tower, Northampton
The tower was formerly known as the Express Lift Tower and is named as such in its English Heritage entry. A full description of the services offered is given at https://nationallifttower.com/ .
The image was taken from Castle Gardens. The tower is about 1200 metres (1310 yards or ¾ miles) away. It stands in the middle of a housing estate. It is grade II listed. The roofs in the middle distance are those of Northampton station.
Image: © Rod Grealish
Taken: 7 Apr 2026
0.02 miles
3
Northampton 'Lighthouse'
This is the National Lift Tower locally known as the Northampton Lighthouse. It was built by the Express Lift Company, opening in 1982. It was used for testing all kinds of lifts, but went out of use when Express was taken over by American company Otis. It was saved by the developers of the site and has now re-opened as a testing centre for all kinds of items (even drains for high rise buildings) as well as lifts. It is also used for abseiling and communication purposes. The tower, now a Grade II listed structure is 128m tall and is visible over a wide area.
Image: © Bob Walters
Taken: 24 Oct 2022
0.02 miles
4
Lift testing tower, Northampton
It is now in the middle of a housing estate, so is it still functional? The view is across extensive car parks, empty, with an air of little use if any. There are sporting venues fairly nearby, but the parking provision seems very generous. What was the idea?
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 4 Sep 2016
0.02 miles
5
National lift tower
The lift testing tower in Northampton, opened in 1982. Formerly called the Express Lift Tower.
Image: © Oliver Mills
Taken: 29 Sep 2012
0.02 miles
7
The Lift Tower also known as the Northampton Lighthouse
This building in the St James area of Northampton near the rugby ground was formerly a lift testing tower and is now undergoing major repair. Many refer to it as the 'Lighthouse'.
Image: © Roger Davies
Taken: 7 Oct 2009
0.03 miles
8
Rugby ground and Express Lift Tower, Northampton: aerial 2014
Image: © Chris
Taken: 2 Jul 2014
0.03 miles
9
Lift Tower Northampton
Built to test lifts by the Express Lift Company, decommissioned when Otis lifts took over. Sold to a house building company who built so close as to prevent any demolition. Concrete cancer was discovered on a routine inspection and it now needs a protective covering. It is alleged that the tower may be used again for its original purpose. An unmissable landmark that regularly features as the Northampton lighthouse in the letters to Terry Wogan on Radio 2. There appears to be communication equipment on top of the building and you certainly get a strong phone signal close by.
Image: © Michael Trolove
Taken: 24 Jan 2009
0.03 miles
10
The lift tower at St James, Northampton
My photo has been taken from Sixfields Lakes. Nicknamed "The Northampton Lighthouse", the Express Lifts Tower is a listed building, but currently under threat of demolition due to suspected "concrete cancer".
Image: © Jo
Taken: 6 Apr 2005
0.04 miles